Manolo Santana He opened the Spanish tennis record when they were the United States Championships, before the start of the Open era, professional, in 1968. He defeated the South African in the final of 1965, on grass. Cliff Drysdale by 6-2, 7-9, 7-5 and 6-1.
At 19 years old Carlos Alcaraz He became the fifth Spanish tennis player to dominate the US Open singles, fourth man, after defeating the Norwegian. Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1) and 6-3.
Between Santana and Alcaraz, Manolo Orantes, winner of the 1975 edition, on the green land at Forest Hills. Beat the American Jimmy Conners by 6-4, 6-3 and 6-3.
Now in its current setting, renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and on the hard courts, Rafael Nadal he dominated four times: 2010 (6-4, 5-7, 6-4 and 6-2 against Novak Djokovic), 2013 (6-2, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-1 against Novak Djokovic ), 2017 (6-3, 6-3 and 6-4 to South African Wayne Anderson) and 2019 (7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6 and 6-4 to Daniil Medvedev).
Carlos Alcaraz’s current coach failed to lift the trophy, John Charles Ferrero, defeated local Andy Roddick 6-3, 7-6 (2) and 6-3. In 2003, when the Valencian debuted at world number one when he eliminated Andre Agassi in the semifinals.
In the feminine it appears Arantxa Sanchezthe best in 1994 beating German Steffi Graf 1-6, 7-6 and 6-4.
THE WINNERS OF THE US OPEN
(professional)
2022: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
2021: Daniel Medvedev (Russia)
2020: Dominic Thiem (Austria)
2019: Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2018: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2017: Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2016: Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)
2015: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2014: Marin Cilic (Croatia)
2013: Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2012: Andy Murray (Great Britain)
2011: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2010: Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2009: Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina)
2008: Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2007: Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2006: Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2005: Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2004: Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2003: Andy Roddick (USA)
2002: Pete Sampras (USA)
2001: Lleyton Hewitt (USA)
2000: Marat Safin (Russia)
1999: Andre Agassi (USA)
1998: Pat Rafter (Australia)
1997: Pat Rafter (Australia)
1996: Pete Sampras (USA)
1995: Pete Sampras (USA)
1994: Andre Agassi (USA)
1993: Pete Sampras (USA)
1992: Stefan Edberg (Sweden)
1991: Stefan Edberg (Sweden)
1990: Pete Sampras (USA)
1989: Boris Becker (Germany)
1988: Mats Wilander (Sweden)
1987: Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia)
1986: Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia)
1985: Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia)
1984: John McEnroe (USA)
1983: Jimmy Connors (USA)
1982: Jimmy Connors (USA)
1981: John McEnroe (USA)
1980: John McEnroe (USA)
1979: John McEnroe (USA)
1978: Jimmy Connors (USA)
1977: Guillermo Vilas (Argentina)
1976: Jimmy Connors (USA)
1975: Manuel Orantes (Spain)
1974: Jimmy Connors (USA)
1973: John Newcombe (Australia)
1972: Ilie Nastase (Romania)
1971: Stan Smith (USA)
1970: Ken Rosewall (Australia)
1969: Rod Laver (Australia)
1968: Arthur Ash (USA)
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1967: John Newcombe (Australia)
1966: Fred Stolle (Australia)
1965: Manuel Santana (Spain)
Source: La Verdad
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