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Who is the greatest US Open women's singles champion of the Open Era?

By YPB Team

From relentless baseline grinders to serve-and-volley legends, this lineup spans over five decades of Flushing Meadows history, dominant dynasties and shock underdog runs alike. Who takes the crown?

  1. Serena Williams — ranked #11
    Serena Williams
    American great who won a record-tying 6 US Open women's singles titles between 1999 and 2014.
    1000pts
  2. Samantha Stosur — ranked #22
    Samantha Stosur
    Australian player who won the 2011 US Open title, upsetting Serena Williams in the final.
    907pts
  3. Margaret Court — ranked #33
    Margaret Court
    Won multiple US Open titles at the dawn of the Open Era, part of her all-time record 24 Grand Slam singles titles.
    857pts
  4. Billie Jean King — ranked #44
    Billie Jean King
    Pioneering American champion who won 3 US Open titles in the Open Era and became a leading voice for equality in tennis.
    835pts
  5. Monica Seles — ranked #55
    Monica Seles
    Won consecutive US Open titles in 1991 and 1992 during her dominant early-1990s run.
    835pts
  6. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario — ranked #66
    Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
    Spanish champion known for her tenacious baseline game, who won the 1994 US Open title.
    659pts
  7. Emma Raducanu — ranked #77
    Emma Raducanu
    British qualifier who won the 2021 US Open without dropping a set, becoming the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam singles title.
    659pts
  8. Sloane Stephens — ranked #88
    Sloane Stephens
    American player who won the 2017 US Open title in her first Grand Slam final appearance.
    659pts
  9. Chris Evert — ranked #99
    Chris Evert
    Won 6 US Open titles including an Open Era record 4 consecutive from 1975 to 1978.
    659pts
  10. Virginia Wade — ranked #1010
    Virginia Wade
    British player who won the first Open Era US Open title in 1968.
    659pts
  11. Aryna Sabalenka — ranked #1111
    Aryna Sabalenka
    Belarusian power hitter who won back-to-back US Open titles in 2024 and 2025.
    571pts
  12. Flavia Pennetta — ranked #1212
    Flavia Pennetta
    Italian player who won the 2015 US Open in an all-Italian final and retired shortly after her victory.
    571pts
  13. Martina Navratilova — ranked #1313
    Martina Navratilova
    Won 4 US Open titles in the 1980s during her rivalry with Chris Evert.
    571pts
  14. Maria Sharapova — ranked #1414
    Maria Sharapova
    Russian champion who won the 2006 US Open title as part of her career Grand Slam.
    571pts
  15. Elena Rybakina — ranked #1515
    Elena Rybakina
    Kazakhstani champion who won her first US Open title in 2026, defeating defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.
    571pts
  16. Iga Świątek — ranked #1616
    Iga Świątek
    Polish world No. 1 who captured the 2022 US Open title as part of her rise to multiple Grand Slam championships.
    467pts
  17. Kim Clijsters — ranked #1717
    Kim Clijsters
    Belgian player who won 3 US Open titles, including a comeback title in 2009 shortly after returning from retirement.
    467pts
  18. Svetlana Kuznetsova — ranked #1818
    Svetlana Kuznetsova
    Russian champion who won the 2004 US Open as an unseeded surprise finalist turned champion.
    467pts
  19. Angelique Kerber — ranked #1919
    Angelique Kerber
    German champion who won the 2016 US Open title during her run to world No. 1.
    467pts
  20. Martina Hingis — ranked #2020
    Martina Hingis
    Swiss prodigy who won the 1997 US Open title as a teenager during her rise to world No. 1.
    467pts
  21. Hana Mandlikova — ranked #2121
    Hana Mandlikova
    Czech-Australian player who won the 1985 US Open title with her all-court attacking game.
    343pts
  22. Gabriela Sabatini — ranked #2222
    Gabriela Sabatini
    Argentine fan favorite who won the 1990 US Open, upsetting Steffi Graf in the final.
    343pts
  23. Coco Gauff — ranked #2323
    Coco Gauff
    American star who won the 2023 US Open title on home soil as a teenager.
    343pts
  24. Steffi Graf — ranked #2424
    Steffi Graf
    German legend who won 5 US Open titles across the late 1980s and 1990s as part of her 22 Grand Slam singles titles.
    343pts
  25. Venus Williams — ranked #2525
    Venus Williams
    Won back-to-back US Open titles in 2000 and 2001 at the start of the Williams sisters' dominance.
    343pts
  26. Naomi Osaka — ranked #2626
    Naomi Osaka
    Japanese star who won the US Open in both 2018 and 2020, including her famous upset of Serena Williams in the 2018 final.
    343pts
  27. Justine Henin — ranked #2727
    Justine Henin
    Belgian champion who won the US Open in 2003 and 2007 with her signature one-handed backhand.
    343pts
  28. Lindsay Davenport — ranked #2828
    Lindsay Davenport
    American champion who won the 1998 US Open title during her run as a dominant world No. 1.
    343pts
  29. Bianca Andreescu — ranked #2929
    Bianca Andreescu
    Canadian teenager who won the 2019 US Open, defeating Serena Williams in the final in her Grand Slam debut run.
    343pts
  30. Tracy Austin — ranked #3030
    Tracy Austin
    American teen prodigy who won the US Open in 1979 and 1981.
    0pts

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