# 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.

*By YPB Team · Published September 26, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-mens-tennis-player-never-to-win-the-us-open*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Björn Borg** — score 1000/1000
   Eleven-time major champion who lost four US Open finals, in 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1981.
2. **Taylor Fritz** — score 684/1000
   American who reached the 2024 US Open final in front of a home crowd.
3. **Marcelo Ríos** — score 684/1000
   Chilean left-hander who reached world No. 1 in 1998 without winning a major.
4. **Casper Ruud** — score 610/1000
   Norwegian who reached the 2022 US Open final and three French Open finals.
5. **Kevin Anderson** — score 610/1000
   South African who reached the 2017 US Open final and the 2018 Wimbledon final.
6. **Sergi Bruguera** — score 553/1000
   Two-time French Open champion who never went deep at Flushing Meadows.
7. **Goran Ivanišević** — score 413/1000
   2001 Wimbledon champion whose best US Open result was the 1996 semifinal.
8. **Alexander Zverev** — score 325/1000
   German Olympic champion who led the 2020 US Open final by two sets and lost it.
9. **Thomas Muster** — score 325/1000
   Austrian clay-court king and 1996 world No. 1 who never reached a US Open semifinal.
10. **Gustavo Kuerten** — score 325/1000
   Three-time French Open champion and year-end No. 1 in 2000 who never passed the US Open quarterfinals.
11. **Michael Chang** — score 325/1000
   1989 French Open champion who lost the 1996 US Open final to Pete Sampras.
12. **Tomáš Berdych** — score 325/1000
   Czech who reached the 2012 US Open semifinals and the 2010 Wimbledon final.
13. **David Ferrer** — score 325/1000
   Spanish grinder who reached two US Open semifinals and a French Open final.
14. **Jim Courier** — score 222/1000
   Four-time major winner and former No. 1 who lost the 1991 US Open final to Stefan Edberg.
15. **Yevgeny Kafelnikov** — score 222/1000
   Russian former No. 1 with two majors who reached two US Open semifinals.
16. **Todd Martin** — score 222/1000
   American who lost the 1999 US Open final to Andre Agassi in five sets.

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