Amerika Açık Tek Erkekler Şampiyonları Listesi

Amerika Açık Tek Erkekler Şampiyonları Listesi, Amerika Açık tenis turnuvasının tek erkekler şampiyonlarını ve ikincilerini göstermektedir.

Şampiyonlar

ABD Ulusal Turnuva Dönemi

William Larned 7 şampiyonluk kazanmıştır.

Bill Tilden 6 şampiyonluk kazanmıştır.

Yıl	Şampiyon	İkinci	Skor
1881	Sears, RichardRichard Sears *	Glyn, WilliamWilliam Glyn	6–0, 6–3, 6–2
1882	Sears, RichardRichard Sears	Clark, ClarenceClarence Clark	6–1, 6–4, 6–0
1883	Sears, RichardRichard Sears	Dwight, JamesJames Dwight	6–2, 6–0, 9–7
1884	Sears, RichardRichard Sears	Taylor, HowardHoward Taylor	6–0, 1–6, 6–0, 6–2
1885	Sears, RichardRichard Sears	Brinley, GodfreyGodfrey Brinley	6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1886	Sears, RichardRichard Sears	Beeckman, Robert LivingstonRobert Livingston Beeckman	4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1887	Sears, RichardRichard Sears	Slocum, HenryHenry Slocum	6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1888	Slocum, HenryHenry Slocum	Taylor, HowardHoward Taylor	6–4, 6–1, 6–0
1889	Slocum, HenryHenry Slocum	Shaw, QuincyQuincy Shaw	6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
1890	Campbell, OliverOliver Campbell	Slocum, HenryHenry Slocum	6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1891	Campbell, OliverOliver Campbell	Hobart, ClarenceClarence Hobart	2–6, 7–5, 7–9, 6–1, 6–2
1892	Campbell, OliverOliver Campbell	Hovey, FrederickFrederick Hovey	7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1893	Wrenn, RobertRobert Wrenn	Hovey, FrederickFrederick Hovey	6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1894	Wrenn, RobertRobert Wrenn	Goodbody, ManliffManliff Goodbody	6–8, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1895	Hovey, FrederickFrederick Hovey	Wrenn, RobertRobert Wrenn	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1896	Wrenn, RobertRobert Wrenn	Hovey, FrederickFrederick Hovey	7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–1
1897	Wrenn, RobertRobert Wrenn	Eaves, WilberforceWilberforce Eaves	4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
1898	Whitman, MalcolmMalcolm Whitman	Davis, DwightDwight Davis	3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1899	Whitman, MalcolmMalcolm Whitman	Paret, Jahial ParmlyJahial Parmly Paret	6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
1900	Whitman, MalcolmMalcolm Whitman	Larned, WilliamWilliam Larned	6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
1901	Larned, WilliamWilliam Larned	Wright, BealsBeals Wright	6–2, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
1902	Larned, WilliamWilliam Larned	Doherty, ReginaldReginald Doherty	4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 8–6
1903	Doherty, LawrenceLawrence Doherty	Larned, WilliamWilliam Larned	6–0, 6–3, 10–8
1904	Ward, HolcombeHolcombe Ward	Clothier, WilliamWilliam Clothier	10–8, 6–4, 9–7
1905	Wright, BealsBeals Wright	Ward, HolcombeHolcombe Ward	6–2, 6–1, 11–9
1906	Clothier, WilliamWilliam Clothier	Wright, BealsBeals Wright	6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1907	Larned, WilliamWilliam Larned	LeRoy, RobertRobert LeRoy	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1908	Larned, WilliamWilliam Larned	Wright, BealsBeals Wright	6–1, 6–2, 8–6
1909	Larned, WilliamWilliam Larned	Clothier, WilliamWilliam Clothier	6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 6–1
1910	Larned, WilliamWilliam Larned	Bundy, TomTom Bundy	6–1, 5–7, 6–0, 6–8, 6–1
1911	Larned, WilliamWilliam Larned	McLoughlin, MauriceMaurice McLoughlin	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1912	McLoughlin, MauriceMaurice McLoughlin	Johnson, WallaceWallace Johnson	3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1913	McLoughlin, MauriceMaurice McLoughlin	Williams, Richard NorrisRichard Norris Williams	6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
1914	Williams, Richard NorrisRichard Norris Williams	McLoughlin, MauriceMaurice McLoughlin	6–3, 8–6, 10–8
1915	Johnston, BillBill Johnston	McLoughlin, MauriceMaurice McLoughlin	1–6, 6–0, 7–5, 10–8
1916	Williams, Richard NorrisRichard Norris Williams	Johnston, BillBill Johnston	4–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4
1917	Murray, Robert LindleyRobert Lindley Murray	Niles, NathanielNathaniel Niles	5–7, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3
1918	Murray, Robert LindleyRobert Lindley Murray	Tilden, BillBill Tilden	6–3, 6–1, 7–5
1919	Johnston, BillBill Johnston	Tilden, BillBill Tilden	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1920	Tilden, BillBill Tilden	Johnston, BillBill Johnston	6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
1921	Tilden, BillBill Tilden	Johnson, WallaceWallace Johnson	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1922	Tilden, BillBill Tilden	Johnston, BillBill Johnston	4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1923	Tilden, BillBill Tilden	Johnston, BillBill Johnston	6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1924	Tilden, BillBill Tilden	Johnston, BillBill Johnston	6–1, 9–7, 6–2
1925	Tilden, BillBill Tilden	Johnston, BillBill Johnston	4–6, 11–9, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1926	Lacoste, RenéRené Lacoste	Borotra, JeanJean Borotra	6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1927	Lacoste, RenéRené Lacoste	Tilden, BillBill Tilden	11–9, 6–3, 11–9
1928	Cochet, HenriHenri Cochet	Hunter, FrancisFrancis Hunter	4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1929	Tilden, BillBill Tilden	Hunter, FrancisFrancis Hunter	3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1930	Doeg, JohnJohn Doeg	Shields, FrancisFrancis Shields	10–8, 1–6, 6–4, 16–14
1931	Vines, EllsworthEllsworth Vines	Lott, GeorgeGeorge Lott	7–9, 6–3, 9–7, 7–5
1932	Vines, EllsworthEllsworth Vines	Cochet, HenriHenri Cochet	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1933	Perry, FredFred Perry	Crawford, JackJack Crawford	6–3, 11–13, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
1934	Perry, FredFred Perry	Allison, WilmerWilmer Allison	6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 8–6
1935	Allison, WilmerWilmer Allison	Wood, SidneySidney Wood	6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1936	Perry, FredFred Perry	Budge, DonDon Budge	2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 1–6, 10–8
1937	Budge, DonDon Budge	Cramm, Gottfried vonGottfried von Cramm	6–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
1938	Budge, DonDon Budge	Mako, GeneGene Mako	6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1
1939	Riggs, BobbyBobby Riggs	Van Horn, WelbyWelby Van Horn	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1940	McNeill, DonDon McNeill	Riggs, BobbyBobby Riggs	4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
1941	Riggs, BobbyBobby Riggs	Kovacs, FrankFrank Kovacs	5–7, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
1942	Schroeder, TedTed Schroeder	Parker, FrankFrank Parker	8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2
1943	Hunt, JosephJoseph Hunt	Kramer, JackJack Kramer	6–3, 6–8, 10–8, 6–0
1944	Parker, FrankFrank Parker	Talbert, BillBill Talbert	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1945	Parker, FrankFrank Parker	Talbert, BillBill Talbert	14–12, 6–1, 6–2
1946	Kramer, JackJack Kramer	Brown, TomTom Brown	9–7, 6–3, 6–0
1947	Kramer, JackJack Kramer	Parker, FrankFrank Parker	4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–3
1948	Gonzales, PanchoPancho Gonzales	Sturgess, EricEric Sturgess	6–2, 6–3, 14–12
1949	Gonzales, PanchoPancho Gonzales	Schroeder, TedTed Schroeder	16–18, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1950	Larsen, ArthurArthur Larsen	Flam, HerbertHerbert Flam	6–3, 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1951	Sedgman, FrankFrank Sedgman	Seixas, VicVic Seixas	6–4, 6–1, 6–1
1952	Sedgman, FrankFrank Sedgman	Mulloy, GardnarGardnar Mulloy	6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1953	Trabert, TonyTony Trabert	Seixas, VicVic Seixas	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1954	Seixas, VicVic Seixas	Hartwig, RexRex Hartwig	3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1955	Trabert, TonyTony Trabert	Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall	9–7, 6–3, 6–3
1956	Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall	Hoad, LewLew Hoad	4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1957	Anderson, MalcolmMalcolm Anderson	Cooper, AshleyAshley Cooper	10–8, 7–5, 6–4
1958	Cooper, AshleyAshley Cooper	Anderson, MalcolmMalcolm Anderson	6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6
1959	Fraser, NealeNeale Fraser	Olmedo, AlexAlex Olmedo	6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
1960	Fraser, NealeNeale Fraser	Laver, RodRod Laver	6–4, 6–4, 9–7
1961	Emerson, RoyRoy Emerson	Laver, RodRod Laver	7–5, 6–3, 6–2
1962	Laver, RodRod Laver	Emerson, RoyRoy Emerson	6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1963	Osuna, RafaelRafael Osuna	Froehling, FrankFrank Froehling	7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1964	Emerson, RoyRoy Emerson	Stolle, FredFred Stolle	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1965	Santana, ManuelManuel Santana	Drysdale, CliffCliff Drysdale	6–2, 7–9, 7–5, 6–1
1966	Stolle, FredFred Stolle	Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe	4–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4
1967	Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe	Graebner, ClarkClark Graebner	6–4, 6–4, 8–6

Amerika Açık

Jimmy Connors 5 şampiyonluk kazanmıştır.

Pete Sampras 5 şampiyonluk kazanmıştır.

Roger Federer 5 şampiyonluk kazanmıştır.

Yıl	Şampiyon	İkinci	Skor
1968	Ashe, ArthurArthur Ashe	Okker, TomTom Okker	14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1969	Laver, RodRod Laver	Roche, TonyTony Roche	7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1970	Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall	Roche, TonyTony Roche	2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(5–2), 6–3
1971	Smith, StanStan Smith	Kodeš, JanJan Kodeš	3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6^(5–3)
1972	Nastase, IlieIlie Nastase	Ashe, ArthurArthur Ashe	3–6, 6–3, 6–7^(1–5), 6–4, 6–3
1973	Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe	Kodeš, JanJan Kodeš	6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1974	Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors	Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall	6–1, 6–0, 6–1
1975	Orantes, ManuelManuel Orantes	Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1976	Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors	Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg	6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(11–9), 6–4
1977	Vilas, GuillermoGuillermo Vilas	Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors	2–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4), 6–0
1978	Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors	Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1979	McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe	Gerulaitis, VitasVitas Gerulaitis	7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1980	McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe	Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg	7–6^(7–4), 6–1, 6–7^(5–7), 5–7, 6–4
1981	McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe	Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg	4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1982	Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors	Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1983	Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors	Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl	6–3, 6–7^(2–7), 7–5, 6–0
1984	McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe	Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl	6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1985	Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl	McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe	7–6^(7–1), 6–3, 6–4
1986	Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl	Mecír, MiloslavMiloslav Mecír	6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1987	Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl	Wilander, MatsMats Wilander	6–7^(7–9), 6–0, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4
1988	Wilander, MatsMats Wilander	Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl	6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1989	Becker, BorisBoris Becker	Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl	7–6^(7–2), 1–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
1990	Sampras, PetePete Sampras	Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1991	Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg	Courier, JimJim Courier	6–2, 6–4, 6–0
1992	Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg	Sampras, PetePete Sampras	3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
1993	Sampras, PetePete Sampras	Pioline, CédricCédric Pioline	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1994	Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi	Stich, MichaelMichael Stich	6–1, 7–6^(7–5), 7–5
1995	Sampras, PetePete Sampras	Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi	6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1996	Sampras, PetePete Sampras	Chang, MichaelMichael Chang	6–1, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
1997	Rafter, PatrickPatrick Rafter	Rusedski, GregGreg Rusedski	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1998	Rafter, PatrickPatrick Rafter	Philippoussis, MarkMark Philippoussis	6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
1999	Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi	Martin, ToddTodd Martin	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 6–2
2000	Safin, MaratMarat Safin	Sampras, PetePete Sampras	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
2001	Hewitt, LleytonLleyton Hewitt	Sampras, PetePete Sampras	7–6^(7–4), 6–1, 6–1
2002	Sampras, PetePete Sampras	Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi	6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
2003	Roddick, AndyAndy Roddick	Ferrero, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Ferrero	6–3, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3
2004	Federer, RogerRoger Federer	Hewitt, LleytonLleyton Hewitt	6–0, 7–6^(7–3), 6–0
2005	Federer, RogerRoger Federer	Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 6–1
2006	Federer, RogerRoger Federer	Roddick, AndyAndy Roddick	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
2007	Federer, RogerRoger Federer	Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–2), 6–4
2008	Federer, RogerRoger Federer	Murray, AndyAndy Murray	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
2009	del Potro, Juan MartínJuan Martín del Potro	Federer, RogerRoger Federer	3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2
2010	Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal	Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
2011	Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic	Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal	6–2, 6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 6–1
2012	Murray, AndyAndy Murray	Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic	7–6^(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2
2013	Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal	Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic	6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
2014	Čilić, MarinMarin Čilić	Nishikori, KeiKei Nishikori	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
2015	Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic	Federer, RogerRoger Federer	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2016	Stanislass Wawrinka	Novak Djokovic	7–6^(7–1), 4–6, 5–7, 3–6

İstatistikler

Birden çok şampiyon olanlar

Turnuvaya sadece dönemin Amerika Tenis Federasyonu'na üye olan sporcular katılabildi.*
Şampiyonun unvan maçıyla belli olduğu seneler
Faal olan oyuncular +

Oyuncu	Amatör Dönem	Açık Dönem	Tüm Zamanlar	Yıllar
Larned, WilliamWilliam Larned (USA)	7	0	7	1901, 1902, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
Sears, RichardRichard Sears (USA)	7	0	7	1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887*
Tilden, BillBill Tilden (USA)	7	0	7	1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929
Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors (USA)	0	5	5	1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983
Sampras, PetePete Sampras (USA)	0	5	5	1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002
Federer, RogerRoger Federer (SUI) +	0	5	5	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe (USA)	0	4	4	1979, 1980, 1981, 1984
Wrenn, RobertRobert Wrenn (USA)	4	0	4	1893, 1894, 1896, 1897
Campbell, OliverOliver Campbell (USA)	3	0	3	1890, 1891, 1892
Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl (TCH)	0	3	3	1985, 1986, 1987
Perry, FredFred Perry (GBR)	3	0	3	1933, 1934, 1936
Whitman, MalcolmMalcolm Whitman (USA)	3	0	3	1898, 1899, 1900
Novak Djokovic (SRB)	0	2	2	2011, 2015
Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal (ESP) +	0	2	2	2010, 2013
Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi (USA)	0	2	2	1994, 1999
Budge, DonDon Budge (USA)	2	0	2	1937, 1938
Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg (SWE)	0	2	2	1991, 1992
Emerson, RoyRoy Emerson (AUS)	2	0	2	1961, 1964
Fraser, NealeNeale Fraser (AUS)	2	0	2	1959, 1960
Gonzales, PanchoPancho Gonzales (USA)	2	0	2	1948, 1949
Johnston, BillBill Johnston (USA)	2	0	2	1915, 1919
Kramer, JackJack Kramer (USA)	2	0	2	1946, 1947
Lacoste, RenéRené Lacoste (FRA)	2	0	2	1926, 1927
Laver, RodRod Laver (AUS)	1	1	2	1962, 1969
McLoughlin, MauriceMaurice McLoughlin (USA)	2	0	2	1912, 1913
Murray, LindleyLindley Murray (USA)	2	0	2	1917, 1918
Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe (AUS)	1	1	2	1967, 1973
Parker, FrankFrank Parker (USA)	2	0	2	1944, 1945
Rafter, PatrickPatrick Rafter (AUS)	0	2	2	1997, 1998
Riggs, BobbyBobby Riggs (USA)	2	0	2	1939, 1941
Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall (AUS)	1	1	2	1956, 1970
Sedgman, FrankFrank Sedgman (AUS)	2	0	2	1951, 1952
Slocum, HenryHenry Slocum (USA)	2	0	2	1888, 1889
Trabert, TonyTony Trabert (USA)	2	0	2	1953, 1955
Vines, EllsworthEllsworth Vines (USA)	2	0	2	1931, 1932
Williams, Richard NorrisRichard Norris Williams (USA)	2	0	2	1914, 1916

Ülkelere göre şampiyonlar

Günümüzde varlığını sürdürmeyen ülkeler

Ülke	Amatör Dönem	Açık Dönem	Tüm Zamanlar	İlk Şampiyonluk	Son Şampiyonluk
Amerika Birleşik Devletleri (USA)	66	19	85	1881	2003
Avustralya (AUS)	12	6	18	1951	2001
İsviçre (SUI)	0	6	6	2004	2016
Birleşik Krallık (UK/GBR)^[g]	4	1	5	1903	2012
İspanya (ESP)	1	3	4	1965	2013
Çekoslovakya (TCH) ^[h]	0	3	3	1985	1987
Fransa (FRA)	3	0	3	1926	1928
İsveç (SWE)	0	3	3	1988	1992
Arjantin (ARG)	0	2	2	1977	2009
Sırbistan (SRB)	0	2	2	2011	2015
Almanya (GER)^[i]	0	1	1	1989	1989
Meksika (MEX)	1	0	1	1963	1963
Romanya (ROU)	0	1	1	1972	1972
Rusya (RUS)	0	1	1	2000	2000
Hırvatistan (CRO)	0	1	1	2014	2014

Kaynaklar

Dış bağlantılar

ABD Açık resmi web sitesi

Amerika Açık tek erkekler şampiyonları

* Open Era • (1968) Arthur Ashe • (1969) Rod Laver • (1970) Ken Rosewall • (1971) Stan Smith • (1972) Ilie Năstase • (1973) John Newcombe • (1974) Jimmy Connors • (1975) Manuel Orantes • (1976) Jimmy Connors • (1977) Guillermo Vilas • (1978) Jimmy Connors • (1979–81) John McEnroe • (1982–83) Jimmy Connors • (1984) John McEnroe • (1985–87) Ivan Lendl • (1988) Mats Wilander • (1989) Boris Becker • (1990) Pete Sampras • (1991–92) Stefan Edberg • (1993) Pete Sampras • (1994) Andre Agassi • (1995–96) Pete Sampras • (1997–98) Patrick Rafter • (1999) Andre Agassi • (2000) Marat Safin • (2001) Lleyton Hewitt • (2002) Pete Sampras • (2003) Andy Roddick • (2004–08) Roger Federer • (2009) Juan Martín del Potro • (2010) Rafael Nadal • (2011) Novak Đoković • (2012) Andy Murray • (2013) Rafael Nadal • (2014) Marin Čilić • (2015) Novak Đoković

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