Zverev, historic successor to Alcaraz: the list of US Open champions
The US Open continues to be the Grand Slam tournament with the most changes in the record. No one has revalidated the title from one edition to another since the Swiss Roger Federer chained his five victories from 2004 to 2008. Neither Carlos Alcaraz He managed to break this streak, which in his case was a complicated goal after four and a half months away from competition due to a wrist injury.
Alexander Zverev He became the seventh active tennis player to enter the list, joining Carlos Alcaraz, the Italian Jannik Sinner, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, the Russian Daniil Medvedev, the Swiss Stan Wawrinka, who retires at the conclusion of the season, and the Croatian Marin Cilic.
Since the Argentine victory Juan Martin del Potro In the US Open, all the Grand Slam crowns, 67, have been awarded to European tennis players. A fact supported, logically, in the ‘Big 3’. In that streak they have captured 44 of their 66 total.
The United States continues to yearn for a successor to the American Andy Roddick. His account in the US Open and the Grand Slam has remained stagnant since 2003. Ben Shelton lost in the final, as did his compatriot Taylor Fritz recently, in 2024.
Zverev succeeds Alcaraz in the list of winners, as already happened this season at Roland Garros. He is the second German to triumph in the US Open, after Boris Becker in 1989. 37 years passed.
2026: Alexander Zverev (Germany)
2025: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
2024: Jannik Sinner (Italy)
2023: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2022: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
2021: Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
2020: Dominic Thiem (Austria)
2019: Rafa Nadal (Spain)
2018: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2017: Rafa Nadal (Spain)
2016: Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)
2015: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2014: Marin Cilic (Croatia)
2013: Rafa Nadal (Spain)
2012: Andy Murray (Great Britain)
2011: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2010: Rafa Nadal (Spain)
2009: Juan Martín 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 Ashe (USA)
It was amateur
1967: John Newcombe (Australia)
1966: Fred Stolle (Australia)
1965: Manuel Santana (Spain)
In bold champion for the first time in his professional career or Spanish player. Manolo Santana won the tournament when it was played on grass, while Manolo Orantes triumphed on ‘green’ soil, faster than European clay.
