The 42 Best Men's Tennis Players Never to Win the US Open

Flushing Meadows keeps its own guest list. Multiple major winners, former No. 1s and a few heartbroken finalists never got their name on it.

1. 1
   Björn Borg

   Eleven-time major champion who lost four US Open finals, in 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1981.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Taylor Fritz

   American who reached the 2024 US Open final in front of a home crowd.
   684pts
3. 3
   Marcelo Ríos

   Chilean left-hander who reached world No. 1 in 1998 without winning a major.
   684pts
4. 4
   Casper Ruud

   Norwegian who reached the 2022 US Open final and two French Open finals, in 2022 and 2023.
   610pts
5. 5
   Kevin Anderson

   South African who reached the 2017 US Open final and the 2018 Wimbledon final.
   610pts
6. 6
   Sergi Bruguera

   Two-time French Open champion who never went deep at Flushing Meadows.
   553pts
7. 7
   Goran Ivanišević

   2001 Wimbledon champion whose best US Open result was the 1996 semifinal.
   413pts
8. 8
   Thomas Muster

   Austrian clay-court king and 1996 world No. 1 who never reached a US Open semifinal.
   325pts
9. 9
   Gustavo Kuerten

   Three-time French Open champion and year-end No. 1 in 2000 who never passed the US Open quarterfinals.
   325pts
10. 10
    Michael Chang

    1989 French Open champion who lost the 1996 US Open final to Pete Sampras.
    325pts
11. 11
    Tomáš Berdych

    Czech who reached the 2012 US Open semifinals and the 2010 Wimbledon final.
    325pts
12. 12
    David Ferrer

    Spanish grinder who reached two US Open semifinals and a French Open final.
    325pts
13. 13
    Jim Courier

    Four-time major winner and former No. 1 who lost the 1991 US Open final to Stefan Edberg.
    222pts
14. 14
    Yevgeny Kafelnikov

    Russian former No. 1 with two majors who reached two US Open semifinals.
    222pts
15. 15
    Todd Martin

    American who lost the 1999 US Open final to Andre Agassi in five sets.
    222pts
16. 16
    Michael Stich

    1991 Wimbledon champion who beat Boris Becker in that final and lost the 1994 US Open final to Andre Agassi.
17. 17
    Juan Carlos Ferrero

    2003 French Open champion who reached world No. 1 after losing that year's US Open final to Andy Roddick.
18. 18
    Kei Nishikori

    The first Asian man to reach a major singles final, losing the 2014 US Open final to Marin Čilić after beating Novak Djokovic.
19. 19
    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

    French powerhouse who reached the 2008 Australian Open final and won two Masters titles, but never got past the US Open quarterfinals.
20. 20
    David Nalbandian

    Argentine who won the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup and reached the 2002 Wimbledon final, with a 2003 US Open semifinal as his best there.
21. 21
    Tim Henman

    Britain's six-time major semifinalist who reached the US Open semifinals in 2004 without ever playing a major final.
22. 22
    Richard Krajicek

    Dutch 1996 Wimbledon champion with one of the biggest serves of his era, who beat Pete Sampras on the way to that title.
23. 23
    Carlos Moyá

    1998 French Open champion and the first Spaniard to reach world No. 1, with a 1998 US Open semifinal as his best there.
24. 24
    Mark Philippoussis

    Australian 'Scud' who lost the 1998 US Open final to Pat Rafter and the 2003 Wimbledon final to Roger Federer.
25. 25
    Cédric Pioline

    Frenchman who reached the 1993 US Open final, losing to Pete Sampras, and later the 1997 Wimbledon final.
26. 26
    Jan Kodeš

    Czech who won two French Opens and 1973 Wimbledon, and lost the US Open final in both 1971 and 1973.
27. 27
    Vitas Gerulaitis

    1977 Australian Open champion and New York favourite who lost the 1979 US Open final to John McEnroe.
28. 28
    Yannick Noah

    1983 French Open champion and the last Frenchman to win a men's major, who never reached a US Open semifinal.
29. 29
    Pat Cash

    1987 Wimbledon champion famous for climbing into the stands, who reached the US Open semifinals as a 19-year-old in 1984.
30. 30
    Miloslav Mečíř

    Slovak 'Big Cat' and 1988 Olympic champion who reached the 1986 US Open final, losing to Ivan Lendl.
31. 31
    Àlex Corretja

    Spaniard who won the 1998 ATP Finals and reached two French Open finals, with US Open quarterfinals as his best there.
32. 32
    Nikolay Davydenko

    Russian who won the 2009 ATP Finals and reached US Open semifinals in 2006 and 2007 without reaching a major final.
33. 33
    Robin Söderling

    Swede who handed Rafael Nadal his first French Open defeat in 2009 and reached two Roland Garros finals but no US Open semifinal.
34. 34
    Tommy Haas

    German former world No. 2 who reached three Australian Open semifinals and was a three-time US Open quarterfinalist.
35. 35
    Grigor Dimitrov

    Bulgarian 2017 ATP Finals champion who beat Roger Federer at the 2019 US Open on his way to the semifinals.
36. 36
    Milos Raonic

    Canadian big server who reached the 2016 Wimbledon final and world No. 3, with US Open fourth rounds his best there.
37. 37
    Stefanos Tsitsipas

    Greek ATP Finals champion who reached the 2021 French Open and 2023 Australian Open finals but never a US Open quarterfinal.
38. 38
    Gaël Monfils

    French showman and former world No. 6 who reached the US Open semifinals in 2016, his deepest run at Flushing Meadows.
39. 39
    Andrés Gómez

    Ecuadorian left-hander who won the 1990 French Open at the age of 30, beating Andre Agassi in the final.
40. 40
    Ben Shelton

    Hard-serving American left-hander who reached his first major final at the 2026 US Open, losing to Alexander Zverev in four sets.
41. 41
    Henri Leconte

    French left-handed shotmaker who reached the 1988 French Open final and helped France win the 1991 Davis Cup.
42. 42
    Adriano Panatta

    Italy's 1976 French Open champion who also won the Italian Open and led Italy to the Davis Cup that same year.

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