The 28 Greatest US Open Women's Singles Champions of All Time

Flushing Meadows has crowned champions for more than a century, from the amateurs of the 1910s to the players filling Arthur Ashe Stadium today. Eight titles, seven, six, one — the numbers alone do not settle it, because the eras barely resemble each other. Pick the greatest.

1

Serena Williams

Six US Open titles between 1999 and 2014, and the tournament where she played her last match.

2

Chris Evert

Six US Open titles, the most of the Open era alongside Serena Williams.

3

Molla Mallory

Eight titles between 1915 and 1926, still the record at this tournament.

4

Helen Wills Moody

Seven titles in the 1920s and 1930s for the dominant amateur of her age.

5

Steffi Graf

Five US Open titles, part of a career that included the 1988 calendar Golden Slam.

6

Margaret Court

Five titles in New York and 24 majors overall, the record Serena Williams chased.

7

Martina Navratilova

Four US Open singles titles on top of an unmatched doubles record.

8

Billie Jean King

Four titles and the campaigner who won equal prize money at this tournament in 1973.

9

Kim Clijsters

Three titles, two of them won after becoming a mother and returning from retirement.

10

Monica Seles

Back-to-back titles in 1991 and 1992 at the height of her dominance.

11

Venus Williams

Champion in 2000 and 2001, beating her sister in one of those finals.

12

Justine Henin

Won in 2003 and 2007 with the most admired one-handed backhand of her era.

13

Naomi Osaka

Beat Serena Williams for the 2018 title and won again in 2020.

14

Aryna Sabalenka

Back-to-back champion in 2024 and 2025, the first to repeat since Serena Williams.

15

Tracy Austin

Won at 16 in 1979, then again in 1981, before injury cut her career short.

16

Maria Sharapova

The 2006 champion, one leg of her career Grand Slam.

17

Lindsay Davenport

Won the 1998 title as the home favourite and world No. 1.

18

Coco Gauff

Won her first major here in 2023 at 19, in front of a home crowd.

19

Iga Swiatek

The 2022 champion, and the only one of her majors won on hard court in New York.

20

Bianca Andreescu

Beat Serena Williams in the 2019 final at 19 years old.

21

Emma Raducanu

Won the 2021 title as a qualifier without dropping a set, a first in the sport.

22

Sloane Stephens

The 2017 champion, ranked outside the top 80 when the tournament began.

23

Svetlana Kuznetsova

The 2004 champion at 19, and a French Open winner five years later.

24

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario

Won in 1994, beating Steffi Graf in the final.

25

Hana Mandlikova

The 1985 champion, who beat both Navratilova and Evert on the way.

26

Flavia Pennetta

Won in 2015 at 33 and announced her retirement in the trophy speech.

27

Angelique Kerber

The 2016 champion, who took the world No. 1 ranking with the win.

28

Samantha Stosur

Beat Serena Williams in the 2011 final for her only major title.