Factbox-Tennis-List of U.S. Open men's singles champions

Sep 12, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Daniil Medvedev of Russia hits a shot against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final on day fourteen of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - List of U.S. Open men's singles champions since the Open Era began in 1968:

2021 - Daniil Medvedev (Russia) beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6-4 6-4 6-4

2020 - Dominic Thiem (Austria) beat Alexander Zverev (Germany) 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6)

2019 - Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Medvedev 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4

2018 - Djokovic beat Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3

2017 - Nadal beat Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 6-3 6-3 6-4

2016 - Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Djokovic 6-7(1) 6-4 7-5 6-3

2015 - Djokovic beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4

2014 - Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Kei Nishikori (Japan) 6-3 6-3 6-3

2013 - Nadal beat Djokovic 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1

2012 - Andy Murray (Britain) beat Djokovic 7-6(10) 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2

2011 - Djokovic beat Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1

2010 - Nadal beat Djokovic 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2

2009 - Del Potro beat Federer 3-6 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2

2008 - Federer beat Murray 6-2 7-5 6-2

2007 - Federer beat Djokovic 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 6-4

2006 - Federer beat Andy Roddick (U.S.) 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1

2005 - Federer beat Andre Agassi (U.S.) 6-3 2-6 7-6(1) 6-1

2004 - Federer beat Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 6-0 7-6 6-0

2003 - Roddick beat Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 6-3 7-6 6-3

2002 - Pete Sampras (U.S.) beat Agassi 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4

2001 - Hewitt beat Sampras 7-6(4) 6-1 6-1

2000 - Marat Safin (Russia) beat Sampras 6-4 6-3 6-3

1999 - Agassi beat Todd Martin (U.S.) 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-3 6-2

1998 - Patrick Rafter (Australia) beat Mark Philippoussis (Australia) 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-0

1997 - Rafter beat Greg Rusedski (Britain) 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5

1996 - Sampras beat Michael Chang (U.S.) 6-1 6-4 7-6(3)

1995 - Sampras beat Agassi 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5

1994 - Agassi beat Michael Stich (Germany) 6-1 7-6 7-5

1993 - Sampras beat Cedric Pioline (France) 6-4 6-4 6-3

1992 - Stefan Edberg (Sweden) beat Sampras 3-6 6-4 7-6 6-2

1991 - Edberg beat Jim Courier (U.S.) 6-2 6-4 6-0

1990 - Sampras beat Agassi 6-4 6-3 6-2

1989 - Boris Becker (Germany) beat Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 7-6 1-6 6-3 7-6

1988 - Mats Wilander (Sweden) beat Lendl 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4

1987 - Lendl beat Wilander 6-7 6-0 7-6 6-4

1986 - Lendl beat Miloslav Mecir (Czechoslovakia) 6-4 6-2 6-0

1985 - Lendl beat John McEnroe (U.S.) 7-6 6-3 6-4

1984 - McEnroe beat Lendl 6-3 6-4 6-1

1983 - Jimmy Connors (U.S.) beat Lendl 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-0

1982 - Connors beat Lendl 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4

1981 - McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg (Sweden) 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3

1980 - McEnroe beat Borg 7-6 6-1 6-7 5-7 6-4

1979 - McEnroe beat Vitas Gerulaitis (U.S.) 7-5 6-3 6-3

1978 - Connors beat Borg 6-4 6-2 6-2

1977 - Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) beat Connors 2-6 6-3 7-5 6-0

1976 - Connors beat Borg 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4

1975 - Manuel Orantes (Spain) beat Connors 6-4 6-3 6-3

1974 - Connors beat Ken Rosewall (Australia) 6-1 6-0 6-1

1973 - John Newcombe (Australia) beat Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia) 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-2

1972 - Ilie Nastase (Romania) beat Arthur Ashe (U.S.) 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3

1971 - Stan Smith (U.S.) beat Kodes 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6

1970 - Rosewall beat Tony Roche (Australia) 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3

1969 - Rod Laver (Australia) beat Roche 7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2

1968 - Ashe beat Tom Okker (Netherlands) 14-12 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3

(Compiled by Anuron Kumar Mitra in Bengaluru)

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