One of the intangible mysteries of sport is the impact playing on home soil can have on athletes. In the case of the US Open, one of the four
in tennis, playing on home turf has been conducive to players from the United States dominating the tournament. This has especially been the case with
, with players from the U.S. having claimed over 25 titles since the Open Era began in 1968; Germany was the country with the second-most women’s singles titles with six. Meanwhile, in the men’s game, players from the U.S. had won 19
between 1968 and 2024. As one of the Grand Slam tournaments, performing well in the US Open not only offers players a chance to enter the sport’s history books, but also has a large impact on
, which determine qualification for further tournaments, and decide who is the current world No. 1.
Which tennis player has won the most US Open singles titles?
Like any Grand Slam tournament, the US Open comprises singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events. As of 2024, two women tied as the
tennis player with the most women’s US Open singles titles: Serena Williams and Chris Evert, both of whom won the US Open on six occasions. Meanwhile, the
tennis players with the most men’s US Open singles titles were Roger Federer, Jimmy Connors, and Pete Sampras, with all three tied for first place as of 2024 with five title wins each. When looking at a player’s success on the court, the number of trophies won is without doubt the most important thing to consider, however, there are other metrics to measure a player’s performance, such as a players’ speed of service and number of aces. During the 2024 competition, the leading
men’s and
women’s singles ace leaders were Taylor Fritz and Qinwen Zheng, respectively, the former of whom was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the 2024 singles final.
How many tennis fans watch the US Open?
Every year, the US Open attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators and even more remote viewers. In the last decade, the
average number of viewers of the US Open on ESPN has hovered around one million mark. Viewers tune in not only to root for their favorite players but also to see who will win the grand prize, which in terms of
prize money for singles champions was set at three million U.S. dollars for the 2024 tournament. Although it is not uncommon for a US Open final to achieve high ratings and lots of viewers, some matches are more popular than others. Since 2010, the
highest-rated and most viewed US Open women’s final was recorded in 2013 when Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in front of a TV audience of over six million viewers. In comparison, the average TV audience of the 2024 women's final, which feautred Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula, totaled less than two million viewers.
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