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List of Winners of the USA Open - Women's Singles

Here are the winners of every USA Open women's singles event since the first in 1887. The most victories is by Molla Mallory who won a record eight singles titles (between 1915 and 1926). In the open era, both Serena Williams and Chris Evert have won six titles. See also the Men's singles results.



Year Winner Runner-Up Score
2023 Coco Gauff (USA) Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2022 Iga Świątek (Poland) Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
2021 Emma Raducanu (Breat Britain) Leylah Fernandez (Canada) 6-4, 6-3
2020 Naomi Osaka (Japan) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
2019 Bianca Andreescu (Canada) Serena Williams (USA) 6–3, 7–5
2018 Naomi Osaka (Japan) Serena Williams (USA) 6–2, 6–4
2017 Sloane Stephens (USA) Madison Keys (USA) 6–3, 6–0
2016 Angelique Kerber (Germany) Karolína Plíšková (Czechia) 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2015 Flavia Pennetta (Italy) Roberta Vinci (Italy) 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2014 Serena Williams (USA) Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 6-3, 6-3
2013 Serena Williams (USA) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
2012 Serena Williams (USA) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 6–2, 2-6, 7-5
2011 Samantha Stosur (Australia)  Serena Williams (USA) 6-2, 6-3
2010 Kim Clijsters (Belgium) Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 6-2, 6-1
2009 Kim Clijsters (Belgium) Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 7-5, 6-3
2008 Serena Williams (USA) Jelena Janković 6-4, 7-5
2007 Justine Henin Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3
2006 Maria Sharapova Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4, 6-4
2005 Kim Clijsters Mary Pierce 6-3, 6-1
2004 Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-5
2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne Kim Clijsters 7-5, 6-1
2002 Serena Williams Venus Williams 6-4, 6-3
2001 Venus Williams S.Williams 6-2, 6-4
2000 Venus Williams L.Davenport 6-4, 7-5
1999 Serena Williams M.Hingis 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
1998 Lindsay Davenport M. Hingis 6-3, 7-5
1997 Martina Hingis V. Williams 6-0, 6-4
1996 Steffi Graf M. Seles 7-5, 6-4
1995 Steffi Graf M. Seles 7-6, 0-6, 6-3
1994 A. Sanchez Vicario S. Graf 1-6, 7-6, 6-4
1993 Steffi Graf H. Sukova 6-3, 6-3
1992 Monica Seles A.S. Vicario 6-3, 6-3
1991 Monica Seles M. Navratilova 7-6, 6-1
1990 Gabriela Sabatini S. Graf 6-2, 7-6
1989 Steffi Graf M. Navratilova 36 75 61
1988 Steffi Graf G. Sabatini 63 36 61
1987 Martina Navratilova S. Graf 76 61
1986 Martina Navratilova H. Sukova 63 62
1985 Hana Mandlikova M. Navratilova 76 16 76
1984 Martina Navratilova C. Evert Lloyd 46 64 64
1983 Martina Navratilova C. Evert Lloyd 61 63
1982 Chris Evert Lloyd H. Mandlikova 63 61
1981 Tracy Austin M. Navratilova 16 76 76
1980 Chris Evert Lloyd H. Mandlikova 57 61 61
1979 Tracy Austin C. Evert Lloyd 64 63
1978 Chris Evert P. Shriver 75 64
1977 Chris Evert W. Turnbull 76 62
1976 Chris Evert E. Cawley 63 60
1975 Chris Evert E. Cawley 57 64 62
1974 Billie Jean King E. Goolagong 36 63 75
1973 Margaret Court E. Goolagong 76 57 62
1972 Billie Jean King K. Melville 63 75
1971 Billie Jean King R. Casals 64 76
1970 Margaret Court R. Casals 62 26 61
1969 Open - Margaret Court N. Richey 62 62
1969 Amateur - Margaret Court V. Wade 46 63 60
1968 Amateur - Margaret Court M. Bueno 62 62
1968 Open -Virginia Wade B.J. King 64 62
1967 Billie Jean King A. Jones 11-9 64
1966 Maria Bueno N. Richey 63 61
1965 Margaret Smith B.J. Moffitt 86 75
1964 Maria Bueno C. Graebner 61 60
1963 Maria Bueno M. Smith 75 64
1962 Margaret Smith D. Hard 97 64
1961 Darlene Hard A. Haydon 63 64
1960 Darlene Hard M. Bueno 64 10-12 64
1959 Maria Bueno C. Truman 61 64
1958 Althea Gibson D. Hard 36 61 62
1957 Althea Gibson L. Brough 63 62
1956 Shirley Fry A. Gibson 63 64
1955 Doris Hart P. Ward 64 62
1954 Doris Hart L. Brough 68 61 86
1953 Maureen Connolly D. Hart 62 64
1952 Maureen Connolly D. Hart 63 75
1951 Maureen Connolly S. Fry 63 16 64
1950 Margaret duPont D. Hart 64 63
1949 Margaret duPont D. Hart 64 61
1948 Margaret duPont L. Brough 46 64 15-13
1947 Louise Brough M. Osborne 86 46 61
1946 Pauline Betz P. Canning 11-9 63
1945 Sarah Cooke P. Betz 36 86 64
1944 Pauline Betz M. Osborne 63 86
1943 Pauline Betz L. Brough 63 57 63
1942 Pauline Betz L. Brough 46 61 64
1941 Sarah Cooke P. Betz 75 62
1940 Alice Marble H. Jacobs 62 63
1939 Alice Marble H. Jacobs 60 8-10 64
1938 Alice Marble N. Wynne 60 63
1937 Anita Lizana J. Jedrzejowska 64 62
1936 Alice Marble H. Jacobs 46 63 62
1935 Helen Jacobs S. Fabyan 62 64
1934 Helen Jacobs S. Palfrey 61 64
1933 Helen Jacobs H. Moody 86 36 30(ret)
1932 Helen Jacobs C. Babcock 62 62
1931 Helen Moody E. Whitingstall 64 61
1930 Betty Nuthall A. Harper 61 64
1929 Helen Wills P. Watson 64 62
1928 Helen Wills H. Jacobs 62 61
1927 Helen Wills B. Nuthall 61 64
1926 Molla Mallory E. Ryan 46 64 97
1925 Helen Wills K. McKane 36 60 62
1924 Helen Wills M. Mallory 61 63
1923 Helen Wills M. Mallory 62 61
1922 Molla Mallory H. Wills 63 61
1921 Molla Mallory M. Browne 46 64 62
1920 Molla Mallory M. Zinderstein 63 61
1919 Hazel Wightman M. Zinderstein 61 62
1918 Molla Bjurstedt E. Goss 64 63
1917 Molla Bjurstedt M. Vanderhoef 46 60 62
1916 Molla Bjurstedt L. Raymond 60 61
1915 Molla Bjurstedt H. Wightman 46 62 60
1914 Mary Browne M. Wagner 62 16 61
1913 Mary Browne D. Green 62 75
1912 Mary Browne E. Sears 64 62
1911 Hazel Hotchkiss F. Sutton 8-10 61 97
1910 Hazel Hotchkiss L. Hammond 64 62
1909 Hazel Hotchkiss M. Wallach 60 61
1908 Maud B. Wallach Ev. Sears 63 16 63
1907 Evelyn Sears C. Neely 63 62
1906 Helen Homans M. Barger-Wallach 64 63
1905 Elizabeth Moore H. Homans 64 57 61
1904 May Sutton E. Moore 61 62
1903 Elizabeth Moore M. Jones 75 86
1902 Marion Jones E. Moore 61 10(ret)
1901 Elizabeth Moore M. McAteer 64 36 75 26 62
1900 Myrtle McAteer E. Parker 62 62 60
1899 Marion Jones M. Banks 61 61 75
1898 Juliette Atkinson M. Jones 63 57 64 26 75
1897 Juliette Atkinson E. Moore 63 63 46 36 63
1896 Elisabeth Moore J. Atkinson 64 46 62 62
1895 Juliette Atkinson H. Hellwig 64 62 61
1894 Helen Hellwig A. Terry 75 36 60 36 63
1893 Aline Terry A. Schultz 61 63
1892 Mabel Cahill E. Moore 57 63 64 46 62
1891 Mabel Cahill Ellen Roosevelt 64 61 46 63
1890 Ellen Roosevelt Bertha Townsend 62 62
1889 Bertha Townsend L. Voorhes 75 62
1888 Bertha Townsend E. Hansell 63 65
1887 Ellen Hansell L. Knight 61 60


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