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

> 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?

*By YPB Team · Published September 13, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-greatest-us-open-womens-singles-champion-of-the-open-era*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

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

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