Who is the best men's tennis player 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 three French Open finals.
   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
   Alexander Zverev

   German Olympic champion who led the 2020 US Open final by two sets and lost it.
   325pts
9. 9
   Thomas Muster

   Austrian clay-court king and 1996 world No. 1 who never reached a US Open semifinal.
   325pts
10. 10
    Gustavo Kuerten

    Three-time French Open champion and year-end No. 1 in 2000 who never passed the US Open quarterfinals.
    325pts
11. 11
    Michael Chang

    1989 French Open champion who lost the 1996 US Open final to Pete Sampras.
    325pts
12. 12
    Tomáš Berdych

    Czech who reached the 2012 US Open semifinals and the 2010 Wimbledon final.
    325pts
13. 13
    David Ferrer

    Spanish grinder who reached two US Open semifinals and a French Open final.
    325pts
14. 14
    Jim Courier

    Four-time major winner and former No. 1 who lost the 1991 US Open final to Stefan Edberg.
    222pts
15. 15
    Yevgeny Kafelnikov

    Russian former No. 1 with two majors who reached two US Open semifinals.
    222pts
16. 16
    Todd Martin

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

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