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The tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, originally known as the U.S. National Championship, for which men's singles and men's doubles were first played in August 1881. It is the only Grand Slam that was not affected by cancellation due to World War I and World War II, nor interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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- New York City, United States
- 1881; 142 years ago
- US$65,000,020 (2023)
Aug 24, 2023 · Previously, all play had occurred during the daylight hours. The first U.S. Open night game was played on August 27, 1975 between New Zealand’s Onny Parun and former U.S. champion Stan...
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4 days ago · The U.S. Open developed from one of the oldest tennis championships in the world: the U.S. National Championship, which was established in 1881 as a national men’s singles and doubles competition. The tournament was open only to clubs that were members of the U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA; now the USTA).
YearMenWomen2023Novak Djokovic (Serbia)Coco Gauff (U.S.)2022Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)Iga Świątek (Pol.)2021Daniil Medvedev (Russia)Emma Raducanu (U.K.)2020Dominic Thiem (Austria)Naomi Osaka (Japan)- Chris Evert
Night tennis makes its debut in Grand Slam tennis at the 1975 US Open-the first of three US Opens played on clay courts.
Aug 30, 2021 · In 1924, the International Lawn Tennis Federation officially recognized the U.S. National Singles Championship as one of the world’s major tournaments. Legendary player Althea Gibson debuted at Forest Hills in 1950. She broke the color barrier as the first African American to play in the US National Singles Championships.
Aug 16, 2012 · From its inception in 1881 until 1974, the tournament was played on grass. In 1975, the U.S. Open switched from green lawn to green clay (Har-Tru) after mounting player complaints about the...
Aug 26 – Sep 8, 2024 | New York, NY. US Open Home. Tickets. Complete Packages. Customize a Package. Event Info. Travel Info. US Open Tournament History. The US Open began in 1881, when the sport was played on the luxurious lawn courts of the Newport Casino in Rhode Island. In these times, the format of the event was slightly different.