MOST CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES

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1 MOST HIP TITLES Following are the records for championships achieved in all of the five major events constituting the championships since (Active players are in bold.) MOST TOTAL TITLES, ALL EVENTS (first to last title) 1. Bill Tilden Richard Sears T3. Bob Bryan T3. John McEnroe T3. Neale Fraser T3. Billy Talbert T3. George M. Lott Jr T8. Jack Kramer T8. Vincent Richards T8. Bill Larned T8. Holcombe Ward T1. Bob Bryan T1. John McEnroe T3. Todd Woodbridge T3. Jimmy Connors T5. Roger Federer T5. Max Mirnyi T5. Pete Sampras T5. Marty Riessen Bill Tilden John McEnroe * All Open Era records include only titles won in 1968 and beyond 169

2 WO (first to last title) 1. Margaret Osborne dupont Margaret Smith Court A. Louise Brough T4. Martina Navratilova T4. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Cooke T7. Billie Jean King T7. Helen Wills T7. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory T7. Juliette P. Atkinson Martina Navratilova Margaret Court Billie Jean King Serena Williams Chris Evert HISTORY ACTIVITIES Margaret Osborne dupont Martina Navratilova HOW THE LEADERS DID IT Name Titles Years Bill Tilden: Singles champion , 29 Doubles champion with Vincent Richards , 21, 22 with Brian I.C. Norton with Francis T. Hunter Mixed Doubles champion with Mary K. Browne , 14 with Molla B. Mallory , 23 Margaret Osborne dupont: Singles champion Doubles champion with Sarah Palfrey Fabyan with A. Louise Brough , Mixed Doubles champion with Bill Talbert with Ken McGregor with Ken Rosewall with Neale Fraser

3 MOST SINGLES HIPS T1. Bill Tilden , 29 T1. Bill Larned , T1. Richard Sears T4. Roger Federer T4. Pete Sampras , 93, 95-96, 2002 T4. Jimmy Connors , 76, 78, T7. John McEnroe , 84 T7. Bob Wrenn , T9. Ivan Lendl T9. Fred Perry , 36 T9. Mal Whitman T9. Oliver Campbell T1. Roger Federer T1. Pete Sampras , 93, 95-96, 2002 T1. Jimmy Connors , 76, 78, John McEnroe , Ivan Lendl WO 1. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory , 20-22, Helen Wills , 27-29, Chris Evert , 80, 82 T4. Serena Williams , 2002, 08, T4. Steffi Graf , 93, T4. Margaret Smith Court , 65, 69-70, 73 T7. Martina Navratilova , T7. Billie Jean King , 71-72, 74 T7. Maria Bueno , 63-64, 66 T7. Pauline Betz , 46 T7. Alice Marble , T7. Helen H. Jacobs T7. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman , 19 T7. Elisabeth Moore , 1901, 03, Chris Evert , 80, 82 T2. Serena Williams , 2002, 08, T2. Steffi Graf , 93, Martina Navratilova , T5. Kim Clijsters , T5. Billie Jean King , 74 T5. Margaret Smith Court ,

4 MOST SINGLES HIPS, SUCCESSIVE 1. Richard Sears Bill Tilden T3. Roger Federer T3. Bill Larned T5. Ivan Lendl T5. John McEnroe T5. Mal Whitman T5. Oliver Campbell Roger Federer T2. Ivan Lendl T2. John McEnroe ACTIVITIES HISTORY WO T1. Chris Evert T1. Helen H. Jacobs T1. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory T4. 9 times by 8 players 3 Twice by Helen Wills , Last by Maureen Connolly Chris Evert T2. 10 times by 8 players 2 Twice by Steffi Graf , Twice by Martina Navratilova , MOST DOUBLES HIPS, TEAM 1. Richard Sears - James Dwight , T2. Bob Bryan - Mike Bryan , 08, 10, 12 T2. Bob Lutz - Stan Smith , 74, 78, 80 T2. Gardnar Mulloy - Bill Talbert , 45-46, 48 T2. Fred B. Alexander - Harold Hackett T1. Bob Bryan - Mike Bryan , 08, 10, 12 T1. Bob Lutz - Stan Smith , '74, '78, '80 3. Peter Fleming - John McEnroe , 81, 83 WO 1. A. Louise Brough - Margaret O. dupont , T2. Martina Navratilova - Pam Shriver , T2. Doris Hart - Shirley Fry T2. Alice Marble - Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Cooke Martina Navratilova - Pam Shriver , T2. Virginia Ruano Pascual - Paola Suarez T2. Gigi Fernandez - Natasha Zvereva ,

5 MOST DOUBLES HIPS, TEAM, SUCCESSIVE 1. Fred B. Alexander - Harold Hackett T2. John Doeg - George Lott Jr T2. Thomas Bundy - Maurice McLaughlin T2. Holcombe Ward - Beals Wright T2. Dwight Davis - Holcombe Ward T2. James Dwight - Richard Sears Todd Woodbridge - Mark Woodforde WO 1. A. Louise Brough - Margaret O. dupont T2. Doris Hart - Shirley Fry T2. Alice Marble - Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Cooke Virginia Ruano Pascual - Paola Suarez T2. Gigi Fernandez - Natasha Zvereva T2. Martina Navratilova - Pam Shriver T2. Martina Navratilova - Pam Shriver MOST DOUBLES HIPS, T1. Richard Sears T1. Holcombe Ward , T2. George M. Lott Jr , T2. Bill Tilden , 21-23, 27 T2. Vincent Richards , 21-22, T2. Fred B. Alexander , 17 T2. James Dwight , T1. Bob Bryan , 08, 10, 12 T1. Mike Bryan , 08, 10, 12 T1. John McEnroe , 81, 83, 89 T1. Robert Lutz , 74, 78, 80 T1. Stan Smith , 74, 78, 80 WO 1. Margaret Osbourne dupont , A. Louise Brough , T3. Martina Navratilova , 80, 83-84, 86-87, T3. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Cooke , 32, 34-35, Juliette Atkinson , Martina Navratilova , 80, 83-84, 86-87, T2. Gigi Fernandez , 90, 92, T2. Pam Shriver , 86-87,

6 MOST DOUBLES HIPS,, SUCCESSIVE ACTIVITIES 1. Richard Sears T2. Fred B. Alexander T2. Harold Hackett T1. Todd Woodbridge T1. Mark Woodforde T1. Roger Taylor WO 1. Margaret Osbourne dupont A. Louise Brough T3. Sarah Palfrey (Fabyan Cooke T3. Juliette Atkinson T1. Virginia Ruano Pascual T1. Paola Suarez T3. 12 times by 8 players 2 Four times by Martina Navartilova , 83-84, 86-87, HISTORY MOST MIXED DOUBLES HIPS, TEAM 1. Margaret Osbourne dupont - Bill Talbert T2. Margaret Smith Court - Marty Riessen , 72 T2. Margaret Osbourne dupont - Neale Fraser T2. Doris Hart - Vic Seixas Jr T2. Juliette P. Atkinson - Edwin P. Fischer Margaret Smith Court - Marty Riessen , 72 T2. Anne Smith - Kevin Curren T2. Betty Stove - Frew McMillan T2. Billie Jean King - Owen Davidson , 73 MOST MIXED DOUBLES HIPS, TEAM, SUCCESSIVE 1. Margaret Osbourne dupont - Bill Talbert T2. Margaret Osbourne dupont - Neale Fraser T2. Doris Hart - Vic Seixas Jr T2. Juliette P. Atkinson - Edwin P. Fischer T1. Anne Smith - Kevin Curren T1. Betty Stove - Frew McMillan T1. Margaret Smith Court - Marty Riessen

7 MOST MIXED DOUBLES HIPS, T1. Bob Bryan , 06, 10 T1. Marty Riessen , 72, 80 T1. Owen Davidson , 71, 73 T1. Bill Talbert T1. Bill Tilden , T1. Wallace F. Johnson , 09, 11, 20 T1. Edwin P. Fischer , 98 T8. Todd Woodbridge , 93, 2001 T8. Neale Fraser T8. Vic Seixas Jr T8. George M. Lott Jr , 31, 34 T8. Clarence Hobart , 1905 T1. Bob Bryan , 06, 10 T1. Marty Riessen , 72, 80 T3. Todd Woodbridge , 93, 2001 T3. Max Mirnyi , 2007, 14 WO 1. Margaret Osbourne dupont , 50, 56, Margaret Smith Court , 69-70, Hazel H. Wightman , 15, 18, Doris Hart T5. Billie Jean King , 71, 73, 76 T5. A. Louise Brough , T5. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Cooke , 35, 37, 41 T5. Alice Marble , T5. Mary K. Browne , 21 T1. Martina Navratilova , 87, 2006 T1. Billie Jean King , 73, 76 T1. Margaret Smith Court ,

8 MOST MIXED DOUBLES HIPS,, SUCCESSIVE HISTORY 1. Bill Talbert T2. Neale Fraser T2. Vic Seixas Jr T2. Edwin P. Fischer T1. Bob Bryan T1. Kevin Curren T1. Frew McMillan T1. Marty Riessen ACTIVITIES WO T1. Margaret Smith Court T1. Doris Hart Margaret Osbourne dupont T1. Anne Smith T1. Betty Stove T1. Margaret Smith Court

9 OF GOLD MEDALS, TITLES AND OTHER THINGS In 2012, Andy Murray and Serena Williams achieved rare doubles each player won the gold medal in singles at the Olympic Games and then won the US Open singles title. In doing so, Murray became the first man in tennis history to win an Olympic gold medal and a Championships/US Open singles titles in the same calendar year, while Serena joined Steffi Graf and her sister, Venus Williams, as the only women in tennis history to do so. Graf accomplished the feat in 1988 as part of her unparalleled Golden Slam, in which she won all four Grand Slam tournament titles (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open) plus the Olympic gold medal in women s singles at the Seoul Olympics in the same year; Venus, meantime, claimed her titles in the span of three weeks in Here are the players who have won both Olympic gold and a Championships/ US Open singles title (tennis was not officially contested at the Olympics from 1928 to 1984): GOLD MEDALISTS AND US OPEN SINGLES Women Olympic Gold Medal US Open Title(s) Serena Williams , 2002, 08, Venus Williams Justine Henin , 07 Lindsay Davenport Steffi Graf , 93, Helen Wills Moody , 27-29, 31 Men Olympic Gold Medal US Open Title(s) Andy Murray Rafael Nadal , 13 Andre Agassi , 99 Beals Wright In doubles, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in 2012 became just the fifth tandem to win both Olympic gold and the US Open doubles titles and the third (second for men) to win both in the same year. The others with Olympic golds and Championships/US Open doubles titles are Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge, Ken Flach and Robert Seguso, Helen Wills Moody and Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, and Serena and Venus. Of those mentioned above, in addition to the Bryans, Woodforde and Woodbridge and Wills Moody and Hotchkiss Wightman won both titles in the same year. Here s a look at the small group of players who have won both Olympic gold and a Championships/US Open doubles title: GOLD MEDALISTS AND US OPEN DOUBLES Women Olympic Gold Medal(s) US Open Title(s) Williams - Williams 2000, 08, , 2009 Hotchkiss Wightman - Wills Moody , 28 Men Olympic Gold Medal(s) US Open Title(s) Bryan - Bryan , 08, 10, 12 Flach - Seguso Woodbridge - Woodforde Roger Federer earned a gold medal US Open double of a different sort in He teamed with Stanislas Wawrinka to win the men s doubles gold medal in Beijing, then went on to win his fifth successive men s singles title in Flushing Meadows. 177

10 ACTIVITIES HISTORY WINNING THE US OPEN AFTER TRAILING MATCH POINT 2011 Novak Djokovic Djokovic saved two match points on Roger Federer's serve in the fifth set to knock off the five-time champion, 6-7(7), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5, in the semifinals. Trailing 5-3, 40-15, Djokovic saved the first match point with a blistering cross-court forehand return that landed squarely on the sideline, and on the second, Federer made an unforced error on a forehand Andy Roddick Roddick saved one match point against David Nalbandian in the semifinals, trailing two-setsto-love and 5-6 in the third-set tie-break before winning by a 6-7(4), 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-1, 6-3 margin. Roddick saved his match point with a service winner Pete Sampras Sampras saved one match point against Alex Corretja in the quarterfinals, trailing, 7-6, in the final-set tie-break before winning by a 7-6(5), 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(7) margin. Sampras hit a volley winner to save his match point Boris Becker Becker saved two match points against Derrick Rostagno in the second round, trailing two sets to one and 6-4 in the fourth-set tie-break. On the first match point, Rostagno hit a volley long. On the second match point, Becker s attempt at a passing shot hit the top of the net and fell out of reach of Rostagno. The guardian angel helped me, but he came a bit late, said Becker, who won the match, 1-6, 6-7(1), 6-3, 7-6(7), Martina Navratilova Navratilova saved three match points in her 6-1, 6-7(3), 7-6(8) semifinal victory over Steffi Graf. Serving at 4-5 in the final set, Navratilova faced two match points. After Graf nailed a forehand return at deuce to reach her first match point, Navratilova benefited from a mis-hit forehand from Graf that landed long. After Navratilova netted a forehand volley, she saved a second match point when Graf hit a forehand return long. In the final-set tie-break, Graf held match point serving at 8-7, but missed a backhand passing shot Manuel Orantes Orantes saved five match points and came back from being two sets down and 0-5 in the fourth set to register a 4-6, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 win over Guillermo Vilas in the men s semifinals. Manuel Orantes 178

11 SINGLES BY NATION S SINGLES Country United States (85 titles by 36 men) Year(s) Australia (18 titles by 11 men): Lleyton Hewitt 2001 Patrick Rafter John Newcombe 1967, 73 Ken Rosewall 1956, 70 Rod Laver 1962, 69 Fred Stolle 1966 Roy Emerson 1961, 64 Neale Fraser Ashley Cooper 1958 Mal Anderson 1957 Frank Sedgman Great Britain (5 titles by 3 men): Andy Murray 2012 Fred Perry , 36 Hugh Doherty 1903 Switzerland (5): Roger Federer Spain (4 titles by 3 men): Rafael Nadal 2010, 13 Manuel Orantes 1975 Manuel Santana 1965 Czechoslovakia (3): Ivan Lendl France (3 titles by 2 men): Henri Cochet 1928 Rene Lacoste Sweden (3 titles by 2 men): Stefan Edberg Mats Wilander 1988 Argentina (2 titles by 2 men): Juan Martin del Potro 2009 Guillermo Vilas 1977 Germany (1): Boris Becker 1989 Mexico (1): Rafael Osuna 1963 Romania (1): Ilie Nastase 1972 Russia (1): Marat Safin 2000 Serbia (1): Novak Djokovic

12 WO S SINGLES Country United States (92 titles by 36 women) Year(s) Australia (6 titles by 2 women): Samantha Stosur 2011 Margaret Smith Court 1962, 65, 69-70, 73 Belgium (5 titles by 2 women): Kim Clijsters 2005, Justine Henin 2003, 07 Germany (5): Steffi Graf , 93, Brazil (4): Maria E. Bueno 1959, 63-64, 66 Norway (4): Molla Bjurstedt* ACTIVITIES Great Britain (2 titles by 2 women): Virginia Wade 1968 Betty Nuthall 1930 Russia (2 titles by 2 women): Maria Sharapova 2006 Svetlana Kuznetsova 2004 HISTORY Yugoslavia (2): Monica Seles Argentina (1): Gabriela Sabatini 1990 Chile (1): Anita Lizana 1937 Czechoslovakia (1): Hana Mandlikova 1985 Spain (1): Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1994 Switzerland (1): Martina Hingis 1997 *Also won four times as a citizen as Molla B. Mallory Total Singles Championships Won by Non-American Players Men s Singles: 48 titles by 30 men Women s Singles: 35 titles by 17 women ALL-INTERNATIONAL SINGLES FINALS Since the Championships began in 1881, there have been only seven occasions when an American failed to reach either the men s or women s singles final: 1959, 1973, 1988, 2004, 2007, 2009 and Overall, there have been 29 all-international men's singles finals (including 17 in the Open Era) and 16 all-international women's singles finals (including 13 in the Open Era). 180

13 SET SWEEPS Since the abandonment of the Challenge Round (in 1911 for men, in 1918 for women), a player has won the National Championship 32 times without losing a set. Men have done it five times, including twice by Tony Trabert. Twenty-eight women s champions won their titles without losing a set. S SINGLES Year Champion Sets 1945 Frank Parker (a) (b) Frank Sedgman Tony Trabert (b) 18-0 WO S SINGLES Year Champion Sets 1927 Helen N. Wills Helen N. Wills (b) Helen N. Wills Helen Wills Moody Helen H. Jacobs Anita Lizana Alice Marble Maureen Connolly Doris Hart (c) Althea Gibson Maria E. Bueno Margaret Smith Billie Jean King (b) Margaret Smith Court Billie Jean King 12-0 Year Champion Sets 1955 Tony Trabert Neale Fraser 21-0 Year Champion Sets 1972 Billie Jean King Chris Evert Chris Evert Chris Evert (b) Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova Monica Seles Steffi Graf Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams Serena Williams Justine Henin Serena Williams 14-0 (a) matches were best-of-three sets until quarterfinals; (b) received bye in first round; (c) won one match by default. Helen Wills won four of her seven women s singles titles without losing a set. 181

14 IN THE FAMILY... At the 2001 US Open, the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, helped shape one of the greatest nights in women s tennis history. They became the first sisters to play for a singles championship and did so in the first Grand Slam tournament final scheduled for a prime-time national network telecast. The match, which Venus Williams won, 6-2, 6-4, was the most-watched program on television on that September 8 night. But while the Williamses may have staged the most famous sibling duel at the US Open, they are hardly alone. From the Atkinsons to the Maleevas and from the Halls to the Sanchezes, brothers and sisters have a long history of facing off at the US Open. And of teaming up. Serena and Venus also paired to win the women's doubles crown, and the storied American brother pairing of Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have won a doubles title together and faced each other in the mixed doubles final. SISTERS AT THE HIPS ACTIVITIES HISTORY 2011 Agnieszka Radwanska d. Urszula Radwanska, 6-2, 6-3 (1st) 2008 Serena Williams d. Venus Williams, 7-6, 7-6 (QF) 2002 Serena Williams d. Venus Williams, 6-4, 6-2 (Final) 2001 Venus Williams d. Serena Williams, 6-2, 6-4 (Final) 1993 Katerina Maleeva d. Magdalena Maleeva, 6-2, 6-3 (4th) 1992 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere d. Magdalena Maleeva, 6-2, 5-3 ret. (QF) 1990 Katerina Maleeva d. Magdalena Maleeva, 6-3, 6-1 (1st) 1985 Anne Minter d. Elizabeth Minter, 6-3, 6-4 (1st) 1916 Elizabeth Ostheimer d. Gertrude Ostheimer, 6-0, 6-2 (2nd) 1907 Elizabeth Ostheimer d. Nancy Ostheimer, 6-2, 6-1 (3rd) 1907 Edna Wildey d. Mildred Wildey, 6-2, 6-1 (2nd) 1897 Juliette Atkinson d. Kathleen Atkinson, 6-1, 6-3 (SF, Challenge Round) 1895 Juliette Atkinson d. Kathleen Atkinson, 6-1, 6-4 (SF, Challenge Round) Getty Images Venus Williams (left) and Serena Williams pose with their trophies at the 2002 US Open. 182

15 BROTHERS AT THE HIPS 1992 Emilio Sanchez d. Javier Sanchez, 5-7, 6-1, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 (3rd) 1935 M. Laird Watt d. R.M. Watt Jr., 7-9, 6-8, 8-6, 8-6, 6-2 (1st) 1915 Phillip Roberts d. Walter Roberts, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 (1st) 1903 H.L. Doherty d. R.F. Doherty, def. (QF) 1902 R.F. Doherty d. H.L. Doherty, def. (SF) 1901 W.A. Larned d. E.P. Larned, def. (QF) 1900 G.L. Wrenn d. R.D. Wrenn, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 (4th) 1896 R.D. Wrenn d. E. Wrenn, 6-4, 6-4, (2nd) 1896 R.D. Wrenn d. G.L. Wrenn, 2-6, 9-7, 7-5, 9-7 (3rd) 1894 V.G. Hall d. E.L. Hall, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 (1st) SISTERS DOUBLES 1999, 2009 Serena and Venus Williams Juliette P. and Kathleen Atkinson 1890 Ellen C. and Grace W. Roosevelt SISTERS DOUBLES RUNNERS-UP 1907 Edna and Natalie Wildey 1891 Ellen C. and Grace W. Roosevelt BROTHERS DOUBLES 2005, 08, 10, 12 Bob and Mike Bryan 1924 Howard and Robert Kinsey BROTHERS DOUBLES RUNNERS-UP 2003 Bob and Mike Bryan 1894 Carr B. and Samuel R. Neel HUSBAND-AND-WIFE MIXED DOUBLES 1905 Augusta and Clarence Hobart BROTHER-AND-SISTER MIXED DOUBLES RUNNERS-UP 1991 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and Emilio Sanchez Reginald F. and Hugh L. Doherty 1896 Carr B. and Samuel R. Neel 1892 Valentine G. Hall and Edward L. Hall 1906 Margaret and J.B. Johnson BROTHERS AGAINST EACH OTHER (MIXED DOUBLES FINAL) 2002 Mike Bryan - Lisa Raymond d. Bob Byran - Katarina Srebotnik, 7-6, 7-6 HELLO MOTHER, HELLO FATHER Since the beginning of the seeding system in 1927, only one mother-and-daughter combination has been able to earn seeding. Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, the national singles champion in 1904 and first non-british titlist at Wimbledon in 1905, was seeded in 1928 and Her daughter, Dorothy Bundy Cheney, was seeded 10 times between 1937 and No father-and-son combinations have ever achieved the distinction of both earning seeds. However, at the 1998 US Open, Sandon Stolle put the Stolle men in the US Open record book. Stolle and partner Cyril Suk defeated Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor for the 1998 US Open men s doubles title. Stolle thereby joined his father, three-time doubles champion Fred Stolle, to become the only father-son combination to win doubles cham pion ships in their careers. Dorothy Bundy Dodo Cheney 183

16 ACTIVITIES HISTORY SINGLES Following are the records established in singles competition for men (since 1881) and women (since 1887) at the Championships. (Active players are in bold.) PLAYING IN MOST SINGLES FINALS 1. Bill Tilden , 27, Bill Larned , T3. Pete Sampras , 92-93, 95-96, T3. Ivan Lendl T3. Bill Johnston , 19-20, T6. Jimmy Connors , T6. Richard Sears T8. Roger Federer T8. Andre Agassi , 94-95, 99, 2002, 05 T10. Novak Djokovic , T10. John McEnroe , T10. Maurice McLoughlin T1. Pete Sampras , 92-93, 95-96, T1. Ivan Lendl Jimmy Connors , T4. Roger Federer T4. Andre Agassi , 94-95, 99, 2002, Novak Djokovic , WO 1. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory , 20-24, 26 T2. Chris Evert , T2. Helen Wills , 27-29, 31, 33 T4. Steffi Graf , T4. Martina Navratilova , 83-87, 89, 91 T4. Helen H. Jacobs , 32-36, T4. Elisabeth Moore , 96-97, T8. Serena Williams , , 08, T8. Doris Hart , 49-50, T10. Billie Jean Moffitt King , 67-68, 71-72, 74 T10. Margaret Smith Court , 65, 69-70, 73 T10. A. Louise Brough , 47-48, 54, 57 T10. Pauline Betz Chris Evert , T2. Steffi Graf , T2. Martina Navratilova , 83-87, 89, Serena Williams , , 08, T5. Kim Clijsters , 05, T5. Venus Williams , T5. Monica Seles , T5. Evonne Goolagong T5. Billie Jean King , 71-72,

17 MOST SINGLES FINALS, SUCCESSIVE T1. Ivan Lendl T1. Bill Tilden Richard Sears Roger Federer T5. Jimmy Connors T5. Maurice McLoughlin T5. Robert Wrenn T8. Novak Djokovic T8. Bill Johnston T8. Bill Larned T8. Henry Slocum Ivan Lendl Roger Federer Jimmy Connors Novak Djokovic T5. Pete Sampras T5. John McEnroe WO T1. Chris Evert T1. Pauline Betz T3. Martina Navratilova T3. Helen H. Jacobs T3. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory T3. Elisabeth Moore T7. Steffi Graf T7. Evonne Goolagong T7. Doris Hart T7. Margaret Osborne T7. Molla Bjurstedt T7. Juliette Atkinson Chris Evert 6 (twice) Martina Navratilova T3. Steffi Graf , T3. Evonne Goolagong T5. Serena Williams T5. Venus Williams T5. Martina Hingis

18 MOST SINGLES FINALS WITHOUT LOSING 1. Richard Sears T1. Patrick Rafter T1. Stefan Edberg WO 1. Alice Marble , Margaret Smith Court , Tracy Austin , 81 ACTIVITIES HISTORY MOST SINGLES FINALS WITHOUT A VICTORY 1. Bjorn Borg , 78, Bjorn Borg , 78, T2. Jan Kodes , 73 T2. Tony Roche WO 1. Evonne Goolagong Evonne Goolagong T2. Helena Sukova , 93 T2. Rosie Casals

19 MOST LOSSES IN SINGLES FINALS 1. Bill Johnston , 20, Ivan Lendl , T3. Novak Djokovic , 10, T3. Andre Agassi , 95, 2002, 05 T3. Bjorn Borg , 78, T6. Five players 3 Most recent: Pete Sampras 1992, Ivan Lendl , T2. Novak Djokovic , 10, T2. Andre Agassi , 95, 2002, 05 T2. Bjorn Borg , 78, Pete Sampras , WO T1. A. Louise Brough , 48, 54, 57 T1. Doris Hart , 49-50, 52, 53 T3. Martina Navratilova , 85, 89, 91 T3. Evonne Goolagong T3. Helen H. Jacobs , 36, T3. Elisabeth Moore , 97, 1902, 04 T1. Martina Navratilova , 85, 89, 91 T1. Evonne Goolagong T3. Steffi Graf , 90, 94 T3. Chris Evert , MOST FINALS LOSSES TO SAME OPPONENT Name No. Opponent, Years 1. Bill Johnston 5 to Bill Tilden, 1920, Andre Agassi 3 to Pete Sampras, 1990, 95, 2002 T2. Novak Djokovic 2 to Rafael Nadal, 2010, 13 T2. Ivan Lendl 2 to Jimmy Connors, T2. Bjorn Borg 2 to John McEnroe, T2. Bjorn Borg 2 to Jimmy Connors, 1976, 78 WO Name No. Opponent, Years 1. Helen H. Jacobs 3 to Alice Marble, 1936, T1. Victoria Azarenka 2 to Serena Williams, T1. Monica Seles 2 to Steffi Graf, T1. Chris Evert 2 to Martina Navratilova, T1. Hana Mandlikova 2 to Chris Evert, 1980, 82 T1. Evonne Goolagong 2 to Chris Evert,

20 MOST YEARS IN SEMIFINALS, SUCCESSIVE ACTIVITIES 1. Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors T2. Ivan Lendl T2. Roger Federer Novak Djokovic John McEnroe WO 1. Chris Evert Chris Evert Steffi Graf Venus Williams Martina Navratilova T5. Lindsay Davenport T5. Evonne Goolagong MOST SINGLES S PLAYED, CAREER HISTORY 1. Vic Seixas Jr , 44, Sidney B. Wood Jr , 30-49, 51-54, 56 T3. Francis X. Shields , 38-41, 45, T3. Watson Washburn , 20-24, 26-30, T3. Wallace F. Johnson , T3. Nathaniel W. Niles Jimmy Connors , Andre Agassi Michael Chang WO 1. Martina Navratilova T2. Amy Frazier T2. Virginia Wade , T2. Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn Buck , 42-43, 45, 47-52, 55 T5. Chris Evert T5. Nancy Richey Gunter , 62-67, T5. Louise Brough , 52-57, Martina Navratilova Amy Frazier Chris Evert

21 MOST SINGLES S PLAYED, SUCCESSIVE 1. Vic Seixas Jr Nathaniel W. Niles Andre Agassi Jimmy Connors Eugene Scott Andre Agassi Jimmy Connors Michael Chang WO 1. Martina Navratilova Amy Frazier Chris Evert Pam Teeguarden T5. Zina Garrison T5. Rosie Casals T5. Kay Winthrop McKean Martina Navratilova Amy Frazier Chris Evert Vic Seixas played the Championships more than anyone in history, winning the title in

22 ACTIVITIES HISTORY Russ Adams/RAP Carol Newsom Jimmy Connors MOST SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED, CAREER Chris Evert 1. Jimmy Connors , Vic Seixas Jr Andre Agassi R. Norris Williams Ivan Lendl Bill Tilden Jimmy Connors , Andre Agassi Ivan Lendl WO 1. Chris Evert Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf , Serena Williams , 04-09, Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams , 04-05, T7. A. Louise Brough T7. Doris Hart T7. Helen H. Jacobs Chris Evert Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf ,

23 HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF SINGLES MATCHES WON, CAREER (Min. 50 matches played) Name Percentage Years 1. Bill Tilden.910 (71-7) Pete Sampras.887 (71-9) , Roger Federer.882 (67-9) Bill Johnston.853 (58-10) Jimmy Connors.852 (98-17) , Pete Sampras.887 (71-9) , Roger Federer.882 (67-9) Jimmy Connors.852 (98-17) , T4. Ivan Lendl.849 (73-13) T4. Novak Djokovic.849 (45-8) WO Name Percentage Years 1. Helen Wills.962 (50-2) Molla Bjurstedt Mallory.903 (65-7) Margaret Smith Court.895 (51-6) Chris Evert.894 (101-12) Steffi Graf.890 (73-9) , Chris Evert.894 (101-12) Steffi Graf.890 (73-9) , Serena Williams.889 (72-9) , 04-09, Monica Seles.841 (53-10) , Venus Williams.838 (62-12) , 04-05,

24 MOST SINGLES MATCHES WON, CAREER ACTIVITIES 1. Jimmy Connors , Andre Agassi Vic Seixas Ivan Lendl T5. Pete Sampras , T5. Bill Tilden R. Norris Williams Roger Federer John McEnroe Bill Johnston Jimmy Connors , Andre Agassi Ivan Lendl Pete Sampras , Roger Federer WO 1. Chris Evert Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf , Serena Williams , 04-09, Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Helen H. Jacobs T7. Venus Williams , 04-05, T7. Lindsay Davenport Billie Jean King , A. Louise Brough Chris Evert Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf , Serena Williams , 04-09, T5. Venus Williams , 04-05, T5. Lindsay Davenport HISTORY 192

25 MOST SINGLES MATCHES WON, SUCCESSIVE 1. Bill Tilden Roger Federer Ivan Lendl John McEnroe Maurice McLoughlin T6. Fred Perry T6. Richard Sears Roger Federer Ivan Lendl John McEnroe WO 1. Helen Wills Chris Evert Helen Jacobs Kim Clijsters , 09-10, 12 T5. Venus Williams T5. Monica Seles , 95 T5. Martina Navratilova T5. Margaret Osbourne dupont , Chris Evert Kim Clijsters , 09-10, 12 T3. Venus Williams T3. Monica Seles , 95 T3. Martina Navratilova MOST SETS WON, SUCCESSIVE 1. Frank Sedgman Tony Trabert Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Roger Federer WO 1. Helen Wills Chris Evert Chris Evert Billie Jean King

26 GREATEST NUMBER OF YEARS BETWEEN FIRST AND LAST SINGLES TITLES ACTIVITIES 1. Ken Rosewall , Pete Sampras , Bill Larned , Pete Sampras , Jimmy Connors , 1983 T3. Andre Agassi , 1999 T3. John McEnroe , 1984 WO 1. Serena Williams , 2013 T2. Margaret Smith Court , 1973 T2. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory , Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman , Serena Williams , Steffi Graf , Chris Evert , 1982 GREATEST NUMBER OF YEARS BETWEEN TITLES, NO TITLES IN BETWEEN 1. Ken Rosewall , 1970 T2. Rod Laver , 1969 T2. John Newcombe , Pete Sampras , Andre Agassi , Jimmy Connors , 1982 WO 1. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman , Serena Williams , Elisabeth Moore , Serena Williams , 2008 T2. Kim Clijsters , 2009 T2. Steffi Graf , 1993 HISTORY 194

27 BEST QUALIFIERS () Qualifiers are players whose rankings were not high enough to receive direct acceptance into the main draw of the US Open but who then gained entry through the qualifying tournament. Men s Singles In 2008, Luxembourg s Gilles Muller reached the quarterfinals to match Frenchman Nicolas Escude for the best finish by a man who qualified at the US Open. Muller won three matches in qualifying, then dismissed former US Open quarterfinalist Tommy Haas, No. 18 Nicolas Almagro and No. 5 Nikolay Davydenko before falling to eventual winner Roger Federer. For his part, Escude, in 1999, also won three matches in qualifying before defeating No. 8 seed Carlos Moya and No. 10 Marcelo Rios. He also lost to the eventual champion, Andre Agassi, in the quarters. Ladies Singles American Barbara Gerken reached the quarterfinals of the 1981 US Open, the best finish by a female qualifier. After winning three matches in the qualifying tournament to make her debut in a major, Gerken defeated Rosalyn Fairbank, Andrea Buchanan, No. 7 seed Wendy Turnbull and Jo Durie, all in straight sets, before losing to No. 11 seed Barbara Potter. Gerken would compete in the US Open the next six years but only advanced past the first round once, reaching the third round in (SINCE 1969) Number Round Year of Qualifiers Reached Player(s) Nation rd Rd Daniel Evans Great Britain Mikhail Kukushkin Kazakhstan rd Rd Gregor Zemlja Slovenia nd Rd Sergei Bubka Ukraine Marsel Ilhan Turkey Malek Jaziri Tunisia Jean-Rene Lisnard Monaco Vasek Pospisil Canada rd Rd Kei Nishikori Japan rd Rd Marco Chiudinelli Switzerland Jesse Witten Quarterfinals Gilles Muller Luxembourg nd Rd Paul Capdeville Chile Rik De Voest South Africa Andrei Pavel Romania Philipp Petzschner Germany Dudi Sela Israel th Rd Benjamin Becker Germany rd Rd Arnaud Clement France rd Rd Ricardo Mello Brazil Alexander Peya Austria Michal Tabara Czech Republic rd Rd Ivo Karlovic Croatia Dmitry Tursunov Russia nd Rd Gaston Etlis Argentina Ivo Heuberger Switzerland Jean-Rene Lisnard France Dick Norman Belgium Noam Okun Israel Robin Soderling Sweden John van Lottum Netherlands rd Rd Ramon Delgado Paraguay David Nalbandian Argentina 195

28 Number Round Year of Qualifiers Reached Player(s) Nation th Rd Wayne Arthurs Australia Hyung-Taik Lee Korea Quarterfinals Nicolas Escude France rd Rd Michael Kohlmann Germany David Nainkin South Africa rd Rd John van Lottum Netherlands rd Rd Pablo Campana Ecuador rd Rd Nicolas Pereira Venezuela th Rd Gianluca Pozzi Italy nd Rd Lan Bale South Africa Neil Borwick Australia Michael Joyce Shuzo Matsuoka Japan nd Rd Dimitri Poliakov Russia Kevin Ullyett South Africa rd Rd Tommy Ho rd Rd Stephane Simian France rd Rd Cristiano Caratti Italy th Rd Paul Haarhuis Holland th Rd Martin Laurendeau Canada th Rd Mark Woodforde Australia th Rd Gary Donnelly th Rd Jaime Yzaga Peru th Rd Bob Green rd Rd Danie Visser South Africa rd Rd Scott Davis Mike De Palmer Eric Korita Hans Simonsson Sweden 1981 Incomplete records 1980 Incomplete records rd Rd Robert Trogolo South Africa nd Rd Kevin Curren Rick Fagel Rick Fisher Tony Graham Bruce Manson Bruce Nichols Trey Waltke rd Rd Mike Fishbach Ricardo Ycaza Ecuador th Rd Teimuraz Kakulia URS Records not available rd Rd Robert McKinley Eugene Scott nd Rd Woody Blocher Jasjit Singh India 1968 Records not available ACTIVITIES HISTORY 196

29 WO (SINCE 1977) Number Round Year of Qualifiers Reached Player(s) Nation th Rd Camila Giorgi Italy rd Rd Olga Puchkova Russia rd Rd Silvia Soler-Espinosa Spain rd Rd Lourdes Dominguez Lino Spain Mandy Minella Luxembourg rd Rd Anastasia Rodionova Australia th Rd Anna-Lena Groenefeld Germany rd Rd Alize Cornet France Ekaterina Makarova Russia nd Rd Eva Birnervoa Czech Republic Yulia Fedossova France Kirsten Flipkens Belgium Varvara Lepchenko Uzbekistan Agnieszka Radwanska Poland rd Rd Ivana Lisjak Croatia rd Rd Anna Chakvetadze Russia rd Rd Maria Kirilenko Russia rd Rd Marion Bartoli France Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia Yoon-Jeong Cho Korea rd Rd Eleni Daniilidou Greece Jana Nejedly Canada Barbara Schwartz Austria rd Rd Janet Lee Chinese Taipei Francesca Schiavone Italy rd Rd Sandra Kloesel Germany nd Rd Anne Kremer Luxembourg Evgenia Koulikovskaya Russia Pavlina Stoyanova Bulgaria Raluca Sandu Romania Miriam Schnitzer Germany Jackie Trail Marlene Weingartner Germany Fabiola Zuluaga Colombia nd Rd Nathalie Dechy France Ludmila Richterova Czech Republic Samantha Smith Great Britain th Rd Anna Kournikova Russia nd Rd Rita Grande Italy Karin Kschwendt Germany Naoko Kijimuta Japan Melanie Schnell Austria Manon Bollegraf Netherlands Janet Lee rd Rd Mariaan DeSwardt South Africa Isabelle Demongeot France rd Rd Jenny Byrne Australia Karina Habsudova Slovakia nd Rd Nicole Arendt Nicole London Viktoria Milvidskaia CIS Clare Wood Great Britian rd Rd Dominique Monami Belgium 197

30 ACTIVITIES HISTORY Number Round Year of Qualifiers Reached Player(s) Nation nd Rd Karin Kschwendt Miriam Oremans Netherlands Clare Wood Great Britian nd Rd Sophie Amiach France Julie Halard France Nathalie Herreman France Laxmi Poruri rd Rd Julie Richardson New Zealand rd Rd Julie Halard France rd Rd Nicole Arendt rd Rd Caroline Kuhlman th Rd Petra Delhees-Jauch Switzerland rd Rd Grace Kim rd Rd Heather Ludloff Quarterfinals Barbara Gerken nd Rd Lea Antonoplis Bettina Bunge FRG Zina Garrison Liliana Giussani Argentina Nanette Schutte Netherlands rd Rd Julie Harrington Kelly Henry rd Rd Bettina Bunge FRG rd Rd Barbara Jordan Sheila McInerney Anna-Marie Fernandez Records not available 198

31 BEST FINISH BY WILD CARDS () Wild cards are players who did not enter and/or whose ranking would not otherwise allow them direct entry into the main draw (or into the qualifying event in the case of qualifying wild cards) and are included in the draw at the sole discretion of the respective tournament committee. Men s Singles Five-time US Open champion Jimmy Connors has the best showing of any men s wild-card recipient at the US Open, reaching the 1991 semifinals. Connors, whose ranking had sunk as low as No. 936 earlier in the year, did not gain direct entry into the main draw. Ranked No. 174 at the start of the US Open, Connors began his epic run with a five-set win over Patrick McEnroe after trailing two sets to none. After straight-sets wins over Michel Schapers and No. 10 seed Karel Novacek, Connors won a tie-break in the decisive fifth set against Aaron Krickstein in the fourth round. He defeated Paul Haarhuis in the quarterfinals before losing to No. 4 seed Jim Courier in the semifinals. In 2005, James Blake became the only other man to advance to the quarterfinals of the US Open as a wild card. Blake was ranked No. 107 at the time of the 2005 US Open entry deadline, but jumped up to No. 49 by the start of the tournament after reaching the finals of two Emirates Airline US Open Series events (winning New Haven and losing to Andy Roddick in Washington, D.C.). He opened with a straight-sets win over No. 28 seed Greg Rusedski in the first round, then knocked off Igor Andreev in the second. Blake posted the biggest win of his career in the third round when he upset No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. He then knocked off No. 19 seed Tommy Robredo in four sets to set up a quarterfinal meeting with No. 7 seed Andre Agassi. That match would go down as one of the most exciting matches in the history of the US Open after Agassi rallied from a two-sets-to-none deficit to win, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(6). (For more information on the Blake-Agassi match, go to On this Day in US Open History for Sept. 7, in the Historical Records section.) Ladies Singles In 2009, Kim Clijsters became the first-ever wild card to win the US Open singles title, defeating No. 3 Venus Williams in the fourth round, No. 2 Serena Williams in the semifinals and No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki in the final. Clijsters was the 2005 US Open women's singles champion but retired in 2007 to start a family. She came out of retirement in July 2009 and had played only two tournaments prior to the US Open. As such, she did not have a ranking and needed a wild card to gain entry into the main draw. Previously, the best finish by a women's wild card was shared by Frenchwoman Severine Bremond and two former champions, Serena Williams and Martina Hingis, all of whom reached the fourth round of the US Open. Alison Riske of the United States also reached the fourth round as a wild card in (SINCE 1984) Number of Round Year Wild cards Reached Player(s) Nation rd Rd Tim Smyczek rd Rd James Blake Lleyton Hewitt Australia Steve Johnson Jack Sock th Rd Donald Young rd Rd James Blake rd Rd Taylor Dent nd Rd Sam Warburg rd Rd John Isner Donald Young nd Rd Sam Querrey Ryan Sweeting Quarterfinals James Blake nd Rd Amer Delic st Rd Eight players 199

32 ACTIVITIES HISTORY Number of Round Year Wild cards Reached Player(s) Nation nd Rd Mardy Fish Justin Gimelstob nd Rd James Blake Taylor Dent Robby Ginepri U.S st Rd Eight players nd Rd Richey Reneberg rd Rd Geoff Grant nd Rd Jeff Salzenstein th Rd David Wheaton rd Rd Sargis Sargsian Armenia rd Rd Jim Grabb rd Rd Mats Wilander Sweden rd Rd Chuck Adams Todd Martin Semifinals Jimmy Connors nd Rd Tommy Ho Rick Leach Patrick McEnroe th Rd Jim Grabb rd Rd Scott Davis th Rd Ken Flach th Rd Dan Goldie th Rd Jay Berger nd Rd Michael Kures Records not available WO (SINCE 1987) Number of Round Year Wild cards Reached Player(s) Nation th Rd Alison Riske rd Rd Mallory Burdette Kristina Mladenovic France rd Rd Sloane Stephens rd Rd Beatrice Capra Virginie Razzano France Champion Kim Clijsters Belgium th Rd Severine Bremond France rd Rd Ahsha Rolle th Rd Serena Williams nd Rd Alexa Glatch Shenay Perry rd Rd Angela Haynes st Rd Eight players th Rd Martina Hingis Switzerland nd Rd Allison Bradshaw Sarah Taylor rd Rd Allison Bradshaw nd Rd Samantha Reeves nd Rd Laura Granville Brie Rippner rd Rd Lilia Osterloh 200

33 Number of Round Year Wild cards Reached Player(s) Nation nd Rd Kristina Brandi Jane Chi Debbie Graham Lilia Osterloh rd Rd Katrina Adams nd Rd Nicole Bradtke Australia Audra Keller nd Rd Audra Keller Sandra Cacic rd Rd Caroline Kuhlman rd Rd Kimberly Po rd Rd Shaun Stafford rd Rd Tami Whitlinger nd Rd Laxmi Poruri Beth Herr Jennifer Santrock Elise Burgin st Rd Eight players Records not available QUALIFYING WILD CARDS Fourteen times a player has received a wild card in the US Open Qualifying Tournament and then advanced to the main draw. Five of the nine women who accomplished the feat also won a match in the main draw, including Victoria Duval in Duval, who competed in the 2012 US Open on a main draw wild card as the girls national champion, received a wild card into qualifying in She breezed through qualifying and, ranked No. 296, stunned 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur in the first round of the main draw before losing to eventual quarterfinalist Daniela Hantuchova, 6-2, 6-3. The only man to win a US Open main draw match as a qualifying wild card is Bradley Klahn, the 2010 NCAA champion from Poway, Calif. One of three qualifying wild cards to advance to the main draw in 2012, Klahn, ranked No. 489, defeated former Top 10 player and then-no. 36 Jurgen Melzer, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, before losing to No. 13 Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. (See page 55 for more on the US Open National Playoffs, of which the men's and women's champions receive a wild card into the US Open Qualifying Tournament.) Year Player US Open Main Draw Finish 2013 Victoria Duval lost in the second round to Daniela Hantuchova, 6-2, Samantha Crawford lost in the first round to Laura Robson, 6-3, Bradley Klahn lost in the second round to No. 13 Richard Gasquet, 6-3, 6-3, Rhyne Williams lost in the first round to No. 20 Andy Roddick, 6-3, 6-4, Irina Falconi lost in the first round to No. 19 seed Flavia Pennetta, 6-2, Kristie Ahn lost in the first round to No. 6 seed Dinara Safina, 6-3, Scoville Jenkins lost in the first round to No. 1 seed Roger Federer, 6-3, 6-2, Vania King lost in the second round to No. 15 seed Nathalie Dechy, 6-1, Pauline Parmentier lost in the second round to No. 2 seed Lindsay Davenport, 6-1, Shikha Uberoi lost in the second round to No. 11 seed Venus Williams, 7-5, Mike Bryan lost in the first round to No. 2 seed Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-1, Jackie Trail lost in the second round to No. 7 seed Conchita Martinez, 7-6, David Caldwell lost in the first round to Petr Korda, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, Lisa Raymond lost in the first round to Isabel Cueto, 6-4,

34 BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LUCKY LOSER () ACTIVITIES HISTORY A lucky loser is defined as a player who loses in the qualifying tournament but gains entry into the main draw of the tournament despite the qualifying round loss. This occurs when a main draw player withdraws from the tournament after the qualifying tournament begins. Even though they are losers in the qualifying tournament, they are lucky enough to gain entry into the tournament due to the withdrawal of a main draw player. Men s Singles Italy s Laurence Tieleman (1999), Spain s Fernando Verdasco (2003) and Tieleman s countryman, Flavio Cipolla (2008), all reached the third round of the US Open as a lucky loser the farthest a lucky loser has advanced in the main draw of men s singles. Tieleman lost in the final round of qualifying in a third-set tie-break to Julien Boutter, then posted main draw wins over Taylor Dent and Galo Blanco before losing a fifth-set tie-break to Vince Spadea, 6-2, 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-6(3). Verdasco lost to Jeff Salzenstein in the final round of qualifying, 6-1, 6-4, but made the most of his opportunity once he got into the main draw. He upset No. 17 seed Tommy Robredo in the first round in straight sets and then ousted Davide Sanguinetti in four sets before losing to No. 11 seed Paradorn Srichaphan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Cipolla lost in the final round of qualifying to Rui Machado, 7-6, 6-3, and then came within one set of becoming the first male lucky loser to advance to the fourth round. After a five-set victory in the first round and a four-set victory in the second round, Cipolla ran out of steam against No. 10 seed Stanislas Wawrinka, winning the first two sets before falling, 5-7, 6-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4. Women s Singles In 1993, Maria Jose Gaidano of Argentina reached the fourth round as a lucky loser, the farthest a lucky loser has advanced at the US Open. Gaidano, who entered the main draw when Mary Joe Fernandez withdrew due to a stomach ailment, defeated Andrea Vieria of Brazil, Emanuela Zardo of Switzerland and Jenny Byrne of Australia before losing to Natasha Zvereva. (SINCE 1969) Number of Round Year Lucky Losers Reached Player(s) Nation st Rd Andrej Martin Slovakia st Rd Florent Serra France nd Rd Rogerio Dutra Da Silva Brazil st Rd Peter Luczak Australia Rui Machado Portugal rd Rd Flavio Cipolla Italy st Rd Robin Haase Netherlands Bobby Reynolds nd Rd Bjorn Phau Germany st Rd Janko Tipsarevic Serbia Kristof Vliegen Belgium rd Rd Fernando Verdasco Spain st Rd Mario Ancic Croatia Lars Burgmuller Germany nd Rd Jens Knippschild Germany rd Rd Laurence Tieleman Italy nd Rd Nicolas Escude France nd Rd Leander Paes India st Rd Oliver Gross Germany st Rd Patrick Rafter Australia

35 Number of Round Year Lucky Losers Reached Player(s) Nation st Rd Diego Nargiso Italy Nduka Odizor Nigeria Simon Youl Australia nd Rd Barry Moir South Africa st Rd Chip Hooper st Rd Marcel Freeman st Rd Egan Adams No records available No records available st Rd John Hammill South Africa 1968 No records available WO (SINCE 1977) Number of Round Year Lucky Losers Reached Player(s) Nation nd Rd Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Austria st Rd Eleni Daniilidou Greece nd Rd Mariana Duque Marino Colombia st Rd Maria Sanchez Lorenzo Spain Nicole Pratt Australia nd Rd Maria Sanchez Lorenzo Spain st Rd Nuria Llagostera Vives Spain Camille Pin France st Rd Adriana Serra Zanetti Italy st Rd Martina Muller Germany nd Rd Alicia Molik Australia nd Rd Annabel Ellwood Australia Tina Krizan Slovenia th Rd Maria Jose Gaidano Argentina st Rd Kyoko Nagatsuka Japan rd Rd Nathalie Herreman France st Rd Akiko Kijmuta Japan nd Rd Florencia Labat Argentina st Rd Jenny Byrne Australia 203

36 Number of Round Year Lucky Losers Reached Player(s) Nation st Rd Lea Antonoplis Mariana Perez-Roldan Argentina st Rd Jennifer Mundel st Rd Myriam Schropp Germany st Rd Phyllis Blackwell Jane Forman Rene Uys st Rd Pilar Vasquez Peru nd Rd Jody Applebaum nd Rd Kimberly Jones Susie Jaeger Frederique Thibault France nd Rd Sue Saliba Australia No records available HISTORY ACTIVITIES 204

37 DOUBLES MOST DOUBLES FINALS, TEAM 1. Fred B. Alexander - Harold Hackett T2. Gardnar Mulloy - Billy Talbert , 45-46, 48, 50, 53 T2. Wilmer Allison - John Van Ryn , T1. Bob Bryan - Mike Bryan , 05, 08, T1. Bob Lutz - Stan Smith , 74, 78, 79, Peter Fleming - John McEnroe , 83 WO 1. A. Louise Brough - Margaret O. dupont , Shirley Fry - Doris Hart Martina Navratilova - Pam Shriver T2. Gigi Fernandez - Natasha Zvereva , T2. Margaret Smith Court - Virginia Wade , 72-73, 75 MOST DOUBLES FINALS, TEAM, SUCCESSIVE 1. Fred B. Alexander - Harold Hackett Holcombe Ward - Dwight F. Davis T1. Todd Woodbridge - Mark Woodforde T1. Peter Fleming - John McEnroe T1. Bob Lutz - Stan Smith WO 1. A. Louise Brough - Margaret O. dupont Shirley Fry - Doris Hart Martina Navratilova - Pam Shriver T2. Virginia Ruano Pascual - Paola Suarez T2. Gigi Fernandez - Natasha Zvereva T2. Billie Jean King - Martina Navratilova *Active players in bold 205

38 MOST DOUBLES FINALS, 1. Fred B. Alexander , 05-11, T2. Gardnar Mulloy , 45-46, 48, 50, 53, 57 T2. Billy Talbert , 50, Leander Paes , 2004, 06, 08-09, ' Stan Smith , 71, 74, T3. Bob Bryan , 05, 08, 10, '12 T3. Mike Bryan , 05, 08, 10, '12 T3. John McEnroe , 83, 89 T3. Bob Lutz , 74, ACTIVITIES WO T1. A. Louise Brough , T1. Margaret Osbourne dupont , Martina Navratilova , 83-87, 89-90, Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Cooke , 32, Martina Navratilova , 83-87, 89-90, 2003 T2. Pam Shriver , 83-87, 89, 91 T2. Rosie Casals , 70-71, 73-75, HISTORY MOST DOUBLES FINALS,, SUCCESSIVE T1. Billy Talbert T1. Harold Hackett T1. Fred B. Alexander T1. Lukas Dlouhy T1. Todd Woodbridge T1. Mark Woodforde T1. Peter Fleming T1. John McEnroe T1. Bob Lutz T1. Stan Smith WO T1. A. Louise Brough T1. Margaret Osbourne dupont Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Cooke T1. Martina Navratilova T1. Pam Shriver T3. Liezel Huber T3. Natasha Zvereva T3. Martina Navratilova

39 GREATEST NUMBER OF YEARS BETWEEN FIRST AND LAST DOUBLES TITLES T1. Bob Lutz , 1980 T1. Stan Smith , John Bromwich , 1950 T1. Bob Lutz , 1980 T1. Stan Smith , John McEnroe , 1989 WO 1. Hazel H. Wightman , Margaret Osbourne dupont , Martina Navratilova , Rosie Casals , 1982 T3. Lisa Raymond , 2011 T3. Serena Williams , 2009 T3. Venus Williams , 2009 Bob Lutz - Stan Smith (left) Hazel Wightman 207

40 MOST MIXED DOUBLES FINALS, TEAM 1. Margaret Osbourne dupont - Billy Talbert , Betty Stove - Frew McMillan Betty Stove - Frew McMillan Margaret Smith Court - Marty Riessen , ACTIVITIES MOST MIXED DOUBLES FINALS, TEAM, SUCCESSIVE 1. Betty Stove - Frew McMillan T2. Margaret Osbourne dupont - Billy Talbert T2. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory - Bill Tilden Betty Stove - Frew McMillan Elizabeth Sayers Smylie - John Fitzgerald MOST MIXED DOUBLES FINALS, 1. Bill Tilden , 16-17, 19, T2. Frew McMillan , T2. Billy Talbert , Frew McMillan , T2. Bob Bryan , 06, 10 T2. Todd Woodbridge , 93-94, 2001, 04 T2. Marty Riessen , 72-73, 80 WO 1. Margaret Osbourne dupont , 48-50, 54, 56, Margaret Smith Court , 69-70, T3. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman , 15, 18, 20, T3. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory , 17-18, T1. Billie Jean King , 73, T1. Betty Stove , T3. Martina Navratilova , 93, 2006 T3. Elizabeth Sayers Smylie , 88, 90 HISTORY 208

41 MOST MIXED DOUBLES FINALS,, SUCCESSIVE 1. Frew McMillan T2. Billy Talbert T2. Bill Tilden Frew McMillan T2. Bob Bryan T2. John Fitzgerald WO 1. Doris Hart T2. Betty Stove T2. Margaret Smith Court T2. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Betty Stove Billie Jean King GREATEST NUMBER OF YEARS BETWEEN FIRST AND LAST MIXED DOUBLES TITLES 1. Max Mirnyi , 2013 T2. Wallace F. Johnson , 1920 T2. Clarence Hobart , Max Mirnyi , 2013 T2. Todd Woodbridge , 2001 T2. Marty Riessen , 1980 WO 1. Martina Navratilova , Margaret Osbourne dupont , Martina Navratilova , Elizabeth Sayers Smylie ,

42 YOUNGEST AND OLDEST S ACTIVITIES Youngest Singles Champion Pete Sampras (1990), 19 years, 0 months, 28 days Youngest Doubles Champion Vincent Richards (1918), 15 years, 4 months, 26 days Youngest Doubles Champion (Open Era) Lleyton Hewitt (2000), 19 years, 6 months, 13 days Youngest Player Tommy Ho (1988) was the youngest player to play, at the age of 15 years, 2 months and 14 days, when he lost in straight sets to Johan Kriek in the first round. Youngest Player to Win a Match Vincent Richards (1918) was the youngest ever to win a singles match, at the age of 15 years, 5 months and 8 days. After winning his first round by default, Richards defeated Frank T. Anderson in the following round. Michael Chang is the youngest male to win a match in the Open Era. In 1987, at the age of 15 years, 6 months and 10 days, he defeated Paul McNamee on the opening day of the tournament. Oldest Champion Bill Larned was 38 years, 8 months and 3 days when he won the last of his seven singles titles in Since the end of the Challenge Round (which was 1911), Bill Tilden in 1929 has been the oldest titlist at 36 years, 7 months, 4 days. Oldest Singles Champion (Open Era) Ken Rosewall (1970), 35 years, 10 months, 11 days Oldest First-Time Champion Vic Seixas (1954), 31 years, 7 days Oldest Doubles Champion Leander Paes (2013), 40 years, 52 days The age of 19 is the youngest for men s singles champions, and five of them have been that age when they won Sampras in 1990, Richard Sears in 1881 (19 years, 10 months), Oliver S. Campbell in 1890 (19 years, 6 months), and Bob Wrenn in 1893 and Ellsworth Vines in 1931 (19 years, 11 months). Among the males, others (besides Richards, Chang and Ho) to play in the national singles before their 16th birthdays include Campbell in 1886, Francis X. Shields in 1926, Sidney B. Wood Jr. in 1927, Lendward Simpson in 1964 and Billy Martin in HISTORY WO Youngest Singles Champion Tracy Austin (1979), 16 years, 8 months and 28 days Youngest Player Kathy Horvath (1979) was five days past her 14th birthday when she lost a first round match to Dianne Fromholtz (7-6, 6-2) after advancing through the qualifying. Youngest Player to Win a Match Mary Joe Fernandez was 14 years and 8 days when she defeated Sara Gomer on August 27, Youngest Doubles Champion (All Time) Martina Hingis (1998), 17 years, 11 months, 13 days; May Sutton (1904), 17 years, 11 months, 14 days; Serena Williams (1999), 17 years, 11 months, 16 days Oldest Champion Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, born in 1884, was 42 when she won the 1926 singles championship. Oldest Singles Champion (Open Era) Serena Williams (2013), 31 years, 11 months, 12 days Oldest First-Time Champion Maud Barger Wallach (1908), 38 years, 12 days Oldest Doubles Champion Hazel Wightman (1928), 41 years, 257 days Besides Austin, Maureen Connolly and Hingis also won the women s singles title before their 17th birthdays. Connolly won the 1951 title at the age of 16 years, 11 months, 19 days. Hingis won the 1997 US Open at the age of 16 years, 11 months, 8 days. In addition to Austin and Horvath, others under 15 in their first women s singles were Sarah Palfrey in 1927; Jeannie Evert, younger sister of Chris, in 1972; Andrea Jaeger in 1979; Kathy Rinaldi in 1981; Fernandez in 1985; and Jennifer Capriati in MIXED DOUBLES Youngest Woman to Win Mixed Doubles Title (All Time) Serena Williams (1998), 16 years, 11 months, 14 days; Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (1984), 17 years, 7 months; Betty Nutthall (1929), 18 years, 102 days Youngest Man to Win Mixed Doubles Title: (All Time) Vincent Richards (1919), 16 years, 3 months Oldest Woman to Win Mixed Doubles Title (All Time) Martina Navratilova (2006), 49 years, 10 months, 9 days Oldest Man to Win Mixed Doubles Title (All Time) Bob Hewitt (1979), 39 years, 8 months 210

43 MATCH Records are for matches played in the national championship tournaments only. S SINGLES Most Games, Match 100 F.D. Robbins d. Dick Dell, , first round 1969 Most Games, Set 48 John Newcombe d. Marty Riessen, 2523, fourth set, fourth round 1969 Most Games, Final 67 Pancho Gonzalez d. Ted Schroeder, Most Games, Final, Tie-break Era (since 1970) 55 John McEnroe d. Bjorn Borg, Fewest Games, Final 20 Jimmy Connors d. Ken Rosewall, Bill Tilden d. Billy Johnston, Henry Slocum d. Howard Taylor, Richard Sears d. C.M. Clark, Richard Sears d. William E. Glyn, Fewest Games, Final, Open Era (since 1968) 20 Jimmy Connors d. Ken Rosewall, S DOUBLES Most Games, Match* 105 Marcelo Lara - Joaquin Loyo-Mayo d. Manuel Santana - Luis Garcia, , third round 1966 Cliff Drysdale - Ray Moore d. Roy Emerson - Ron Barnes, , quarterfinal round 1967 Most Games, Set 60 Roy Emerson - Ron Barnes d. Cliff Drysdale - Ray Moore, 3129, first set, quarterfinal round 1967 Most Games, Final 74 Gardnar Mulloy - Billy Talbert d. Don McNeill - Frank Guernsey, Rex Hartwig - Mervyn Rose d. Gardnar Mulloy - Billy Talbert, Most Games, Final, Tie-break Era (since 1970) (Best 3-of-5 sets) 56 Stefan Edberg - Anders Jarryd d. Ken Flach - Robert Seguso, (Best 2-of-3 sets) 36 Todd Woodbridge - Mark Woodforde d. Jacco Eltingh - Paul Haarhuis, Fewest Games, Final (Best 3-of-5 sets) 23 Richard Sears - Joseph Clark d. Henry W. Slocum - P. Knapp, George Lott - John Hennessey d. Gerald Patterson - John Hawkes, John Bromwich - Bill Sidwell d. Frank Sedgman - George Worthington, (Best 2-of-3 sets) 16 Leander Paes - Radek Stepanek d. Alexander Peya - Bruno Soares, Bob Hewitt - Frew McMillan d. Brian Gottfried - Raul Ramirez, Tom Okker - Marty Riessen d. Paul Kronk - Cliff Latcher, Fewest Games, Final, Open Era (since 1968) (Best 3-of-5 sets) 27 Peter Fleming - John McEnroe d. Fritz Buehning - Van Winitsky, (Best 2-of-3 sets) 16 Leander Paes - Radek Stepanek d. Alexander Peya - Bruno Soares, Bob Hewitt - Frew McMillan d. Brian Gottfried - Raul Ramirez, Tom Okker - Marty Riessen d. Paul Kronk - Cliff Latcher, *Note: There have been three other national championships doubles matches of 95 games or more. 211

44 WO S SINGLES ACTIVITIES Most Games, Match (Best 3-of-5 sets) 51 Juliette P. Atkinson d. Marion Jones, , final 1898 (Best 2-of-3 sets) 48 Margaret O. dupont d. A. Louise Brough, , final 1948 Most Games, Set 28 Margaret O. dupont, d. A. Louise Brough, 1513, third set, final 1948 Most Games, Final (Best 3-of-5 sets) 51 Juliette P. Atkinson d. Marion Jones, (Best 2-of-3 sets) 48 Margaret O. dupont d. A. Louise Brough, Most Games, Final, Tie-break Era (since 1970) 33 Hana Mandlikova d. Martina Navratilova, 76(3) 16 76(2) Tracy Austin d. Martina Navratilova, 16 76(4) 76(1) 1981 Fewest Games, Final 13 Ellen Hansell d. Laura Knight, Hazel Hotchkiss d. Maud Barger-Wallach, Molla Bjurstedt d. Louise Hammond Raymond, Maria E. Bueno d. Carole C. Graebner, Fewest Games, Final, Open Era (since 1968) 15 Kim Clijsters d. Vera Zvonareva, Chris Evert d. Evonne Goolagong, WO S DOUBLES HISTORY Most Games, Match 48 Sarah Palfrey - Helen Jacobs d. Alice Marble - Kay Stammers, semifinal round 1936 Most Games, Set 40 Sarah Palfrey - Helen Jacobs d. Alice Marble - Kay Stammers, 2119, first set, semifinal round 1936 Most Games, Final 41 Elizabeth Ryan - Eleanor Goss d. Mary K. Browne - Charlotte H. Chapin, Most Games, Final, Tie-break Era (since 1970) 36 Liezel Huber - Lisa Raymond d. Vania King - Yaroslava Shvedova, Rosie Casals - Billie Jean King d. Francoise Durr - Betty Stove, Fewest Games, Final 13 Helen Homans - Carrie B. Neely d. M.F. Oberteuffer - Virginia Maule, Fewest Games, Final, Open Era (since 1968) 15 Virginia Ruano Pascual - Paolo Suarez d. Elena Dementieva - Janette Husarova,

45 MIXED DOUBLES Most Games, Match 71 Margaret O. dupont - Billy Talbert d. Gussie Moran - Bob Falkenburg, , semifinal round 1948 Most Games, Set 52 Margaret O. dupont - Billy Talbert d. Gussie Moran - Bob Falkenburg, 2725, first set, semifinal round 1948 Most Games, Final 48 Margaret O. dupont - Neale Fraser d. Janet Hopps - Bob Mark, Most Games, Final, Tie-break Era (since 1970) 39 Anne Smith - Kevin Curren d. Barbara Potter - Ferdi Taygan, Most Games, Final, Super Tie-break Era (since 2001)* 26 Lisa Raymond - Mike Bryan d. Katarina Srebotnik - Bob Bryan, Katarina Srebotnik - Bob Bryan d. Lina Krasnoroutskaya - Daniel Nestor, [10-5] 2003 * counts the super tie-break as one game Fewest Games, Final 14 Hazel Hotchkiss - Wallace Johnson d. Louise Hammond - Raymond D. Little, Fewest Games, Final, Open Era (since 1968) 16 Serena Williams - Max Mirnyi d. Lisa Raymond - Patrick Galbraith,

46 TIE-BREAK MATCHES ACTIVITIES HISTORY The tie-break made its US Open and Grand Slam debut in 1970 as a nine-point tie-break, with the first player to 5 winning the tie-break and a winner-take-all point played at 4-4. The tie-break switched to its current form (known as the 12-point tie-break) in 1975, with the winner needing 7 points to secure the tie-break but having to win by at least two points. Since the introduction of the tie-break system in 1970, a maximum of 65 games is possible in a fiveset match (13 games per set including the tie-break) and a maximum of 39 games is possible in a three-setter. Three men s matches (two singles, one doubles) have approached the 65-game maximum and seven matches (two women s singles, three men s doubles, one women s doubles and one mixed doubles) have reached the 39-game, three-set maximum. (Note: Men s doubles switched to a bestof-three sets format in 1993, giving men s doubles a 39-game maximum from that point forward.) Men s Singles (63 games) Novak Djokovic d. Radek Stepanek, 67(4) 76(5) (2), second round, 2007, in a match lasting 4 hours 44 minutes. John Lloyd d. Paul McNamee, , second round, 1979, in a match lasting 3 hours 56 minutes; the two also played 35 tie-break points. Women s Singles (39 games) Gigi Fernandez d. Leila Meskhi, , in a third round match in 1991; Steffi Graf d. Pam Shriver, , in a quarterfinal match in Men s Doubles (64 games) Pierre Barthes - Nikki Pilic d. Pat Cornejo - Jaime Fillol, , in the semifinal round, 1970; (39 games) Massimo Bertolini - Devin Bowen d. Mardy Fish - Jeff Morrison, , in the third round, 2001; Michael Sell - David Witt d. Sjeng Schalken - Jan Siemerink, , in the first round, 1997; Guy Forget - Jakob Hlasek d. Luis Lobo - Javier Sanchez, , in the quarterfinals, 1996; Henri Leconte - Yannick Noah d. Boris Becker - Slobodan Zivojinovic, , in the second round, Women s Doubles (39 games) Jill Davis - Heather Ludloff d. Tanya Harford - Virginia Wade, , in a first round match in Mixed Doubles (39 games) Manuela Maleeva - Tom Gullikson d. Bonnie Gadusek - Michael Fancuff, , in a first round match in Longest Tie-break (38 points) Goran Ivanisevic d. Daniel Nestor, 20-18, third set, Longest Tie-break (women) - (32 points) Maria Kirilenko d. Samantha Stosur, 17-15, second set, fourth round, LONGEST MATCHES (TIME ELAPSED) The longest match on record in the history of the Championships came on Sept. 12, 1992, when Stefan Edberg of Sweden and Michael Chang of the United States played for five hours and 26 minutes in the men s singles semifinals before Edberg prevailed by a 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-4 margin. The longest women's match in recorded US Open history (since the advent of the tie-break in 1970) took place last year, when Samantha Stosur defeated Nadia Petrova, 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-5, in the third round in three hours and 16 minutes. Here s a closer look at the longest matches (in terms of time, since 1970) in recorded US Open history: Time Year Winner Loser Round Score 5: Stefan Edberg Michael Chang SF : Sargis Sargsian Nicolas Massu 2R WO Time Year Winner Loser Round Score 3: Samantha Stosur Nadia Petrova 3R : Dominika Cibulkova Kateryna Bondarenko 2R : Sybille Bammer Marion Bartoli 4R : Justine Henin-Hardenne Jennifer Capriati SF : Zheng Jie Venus Williams 2R (5) 3: Caroline Wozniacki Svetlana Kuznetsova 4R

47 ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM * MOST MATCHES PLAYED IN ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (SINCE 1997) Name Matches (Record) 1. Roger Federer 61 (55-6) 2. Andy Roddick 51 (40-11) 3. Andre Agassi 49 (41-8) 4. Rafael Nadal 44 (38-6) 5. Novak Djokovic 41 (35-6) WO Name Matches (Record) 1. Serena Williams 75 (66-9) 2. Venus Williams 67 (56-11) 3. Lindsay Davenport 51 (41-10) 4. Martina Hingis 34 (28-6) 5. Maria Sharapova 32 (26-6) MOST MATCH WINS IN ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (SINCE 1997) Name Wins (Years) 1. Roger Federer 55 ( ) 2. Andre Agassi 41 ( ) 3. Andy Roddick 40 ( ) 4. Rafael Nadal 38 ( , 2013) 5. Novak Djokovic 35 ( ) WO Name Wins (Years) 1. Serena Williams 66 ( ) 2. Venus Williams 56 ( ) 3. Lindsay Davenport 41 ( ) 4. Martina Hingis 28 ( ) 5. Maria Sharapova 26 ( ) BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (SINCE 1997) min. 10 matches played Name Win % (Record) 1. Roger Federer.902 (55-6) 2. Rafael Nadal.864 (38-6) 3. Pete Sampras.862 (25-4) 4. Novak Djokovic.854 (35-6) 5. Andre Agassi.837 (41-8) WO Name Win % (Record) 1. Serena Williams.880 (66-9) 2. Kim Clijsters.857 (24-4) 3. Venus Williams.836 (56-11) 4. Martina Hingis.824 (28-6) 5. Maria Sharapova.813 (26-6) *Arthur Ashe Stadium opened in 1997; previously, Louis Armstrong Stadium served as the primary stadium. Active players in bold 215

48 NIGHT MATCH * ACTIVITIES HISTORY MOST NIGHT MATCHES PLAYED (SINCE 1980) Name Matches (Record) 1. Andre Agassi 33 (28-5) 2. Andy Roddick 28 (21-7) 3. Roger Federer 25 (24-1) 4. Pete Sampras 20 (20-0) T5. Rafael Nadal 18 (16-2) T5. Jimmy Connors 18 (16-2) WO Name Matches (Record) 1. Serena Williams 33 (26-7) 2. Venus Williams 30 (26-4) 3. Lindsay Davenport 19 (14-5) 4. Maria Sharapova 16 (16-0) T5. Jennifer Capriati 15 (13-2) T5. Monica Seles 15 (11-4) MOST NIGHT MATCH WINS (SINCE 1980) Name Wins (Years) 1. Andre Agassi 28 ( ) 2. Roger Federer 24 ( ) 3. Andy Roddick 21 ( ) 4. Pete Sampras 20 ( ) T5. Rafael Nadal 16 ( , 2013) T5. Jimmy Connors 16 ( ) WO Name Wins (Years) T1. Serena Williams 26 ( ) T1. Venus Williams 26 ( ) 3. Maria Sharapova 16 ( ) T4. Lindsay Davenport 14 ( ) T4. Martina Navratilova 14 ( ) BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN NIGHT MATCHES (SINCE 1980) min. 5 matches played Name Win % (Record) T1. Pete Sampras (20-0) T1. Jim Courier (8-0) T1. Andy Murray (8-0) 4. Roger Federer.960 (24-1) 5. Novak Djokovic.933 (14-1) WO Name Win % (Record) T1. Maria Sharapova (16-0) T1. Martina Navratilova (14-0) T1. Chris Evert (7-0) T1. Pam Shriver (7-0) 5. Kim Clijsters.923 (12-1) * A night match is any match that is scheduled for the evening session. A match that is scheduled for the day session but is extended into the evening is not considered a night match. Active players in bold 216

49 NIGHT MATCH ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM* MOST NIGHT MATCHES PLAYED IN ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM Name Matches (Record) 1. Andy Roddick 27 (20-7) 2. Roger Federer 23 (22-1) 3. Rafael Nadal 18 (16-2) 4. Andre Agassi 17 (14-3) 5. Novak Djokovic 15 (14-1) WO Name Matches (Record) T1. Serena Williams 33 (26-7) 2. Venus Williams 30 (26-4) 3. Lindsay Davenport 18 (14-4) 4. Maria Sharapova 15 (15-0) 5. Kim Clijsters 13 (12-1) MOST NIGHT MATCH WINS IN ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM Name Wins (Years) 1. Roger Federer 22 ( ) 2. Andy Roddick 20 ( ) 3. Rafael Nadal 16 ( , 2013) T4. Novak Djokovic 14 ( ) T4. Andre Agassi 14 ( ) WO Name Wins (Years) T1. Serena Williams 26 ( ) T1. Venus Williams 26 ( ) 3. Maria Sharapova 15 ( ) 4. Lindsay Davenport 14 ( ) 5. Kim Clijsters 12 ( ) BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN NIGHT MATCHES IN ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM min. 5 matches played Name Win % (Record) T1. Pete Sampras (9-0) T1. Andy Murray (8-0) 3. Roger Federer.957 (22-1) 4. Novak Djokovic.933 (14-1) 5. Rafael Nadal.889 (16-2) WO Name Win % (Record) 1. Maria Sharapova (15-0) 2. Kim Clijsters.923 (12-1) 3. Martina Hingis.889 (8-1) 4. Venus Williams.867 (26-4) 5. Jennifer Capriati.833 (10-2) *A night match is any match that is scheduled for the evening session. A match that is scheduled for the day session but is extended into the evening is not considered a night match. Arthur Ashe Stadium opened in 1997; previously, Louis Armstrong Stadium served as the primary stadium. Active players in bold 217

50 LATE FINISHES ACTIVITIES HISTORY There have been four matches in US Open history that were completed after 2 a.m. Mats Wilander and Mikael Pernfors set the record, completing their five-set marathon at 2:26 a.m. on Sept. 4, 1993, but Philipp Kohlschreiber and John Isner matched that time with a five-setter of their own on Sept. 2, LATEST FINISHES AT THE US OPEN Finish Date Rd Result of Final Match 2:26 a.m. Sept. 2, R Philipp Kohlschreiber d. John Isner, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 2:26 a.m. Sept. 4, R Mats Wilander d. Mikael Pernfors, 7-6(3), 3-6, 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-4 2:14 a.m. Sept. 3, R Younes El Aynaoui d. Wayne Ferreira, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, 7-6(3) 2:11 a.m. Sept. 3, 2008 QF Rafael Nadal d. Mardy Fish, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 1:51 a.m. Sept. 4, R David Ferrer d. Rafael Nadal, 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2 1:35 a.m. Sept. 5, R Samantha Stosur d. Elena Dementieva, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(2) 1:35 a.m. Aug. 28, R Jimmy Connors d. Patrick McEnroe, 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 1:34 a.m. Aug. 30, R Andy Roddick d. Ernests Gulbis, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 7-5 1:33 a.m. Sept. 5, R Carlos Moya d. Michael Chang, 3-6, 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-3 1:30 a.m. Sept. 2, R Gabriela Sabatini d. Beverly Bowes, 6-3, 6-3 Other notable late finishes 1:25 a.m. Aug. 28, R Marcelo Rios d. Markus Hipfl, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 1:22 a.m. Sept. 6, R Todd Martin d. Carlos Moya, 6-7(3), 6-7(7), 6-1, 7-6(6), 6-2 1:16 a.m. Sept. 7, R Rafael Nadal d. Feliciano Lopez, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 1:13 a.m. Sept. 5, R Roger Federer d. Juan Monaco, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 1:10 a.m. Sept. 1, R Mardy Fish d. Gilles Simon, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3 1:09 a.m. Sept. 7, 2005 QF Andre Agassi d. James Blake, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(6) 12:56 a.m. Sept. 5, R Tommy Robredo d. James Blake, 7-6(2), 6-4, :52 a.m. Aug. 31, R Caroline Wozniacki d. Chelsey Gullickson, 6-1, :50 a.m. Sept. 7, R Todd Martin d. Greg Rusedski, 5-7, 0-6, 7-6(3), 6-4, :47 a.m. Sept. 10, 2011 F Melzer/Petzschner d. Fyrstenberg/Matkowski, 6-2, :45 a.m. Aug. 31, R Andy Roddick d. Bjorn Phau, 6-1, 6-4, :43 a.m. Sept. 7, 2001 QF Lleyton Hewitt d. Andy Roddick, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, :35 a.m. Aug. 26, R James Blake d. Donald Young, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 4-6, :27 a.m. Sept. 5, 2003 SF Justine Henin-Hardenne d. Jennifer Capriati, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(4) 12:20 a.m. Aug. 30, R Angelique Kerber d. Venus Williams, 6-2, 5-7, :19 a.m. Sept. 5, R Rafael Nadal d. Nicolas Kiefer, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, :17 a.m. Sept. 4, R Andy Roddick d. Marc Gicquel, 6-1, 6-4, :17 a.m. Sept. 3, R Gustavo Kuerten d. Max Mirnyi, 6-7(5), 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-6(3), :09 a.m. Aug. 31, R Maria Sharapova d. Anastasiya Yakimova, 6-1, 6-1 The dates listed are the date on which the noted match started. 218

51 LATE STARTS (NIGHT SESSION) The latest start to a Night Session in recorded US Open history came on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, when the Day Session ran so long the first scheduled night match between Dinara Safina and Petra Kvitova was moved to Louis Armstrong Stadium and the Night Session began in Arthur Ashe Stadium at 10 p.m. with a special ceremony honoring Pancho Gonzalez; James Blake and Tommy Robredo followed, taking to the court at 10:25 p.m. and wrapping up just before 1 a.m. LATE STARTS AT THE US OPEN Date First Night Session Match Start Time / First Match Sept. 5, :25 p.m. / Tommy Robredo d. James Blake, 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4 Sept. 10, :11 p.m. / Serena Williams d. Caroline Wozniacki, 6-2, 6-4 Aug. 28, :55 p.m. / Andy Murray d. Michael Llodra, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 Sept. 2, :26 p.m. / Andy Roddick d. Fernando Gonzalez, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 Sept. 3, :50 p.m. / Maria Sharapova d. Christina McHale, 6-2, 6-1 Sept. 7, :46 p.m. / Kim Clijsters d. Samantha Stosur, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 Aug. 31, :34 p.m. / Rafael Nadal d. Teymuraz Gabashvili, 7-6(4), 7-6(4), 6-3 Sept. 3, :30 p.m. / Serena Williams d. Venus Williams, 7-6(6), 7-6(7) Sept. 5, :27 p.m. / Caroline Wozniacki d. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-1 Sept. 9, :20 p.m. / Rafael Nadal d. Fernando Verdasco, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 LATE STARTS (INDIVIDUAL MATCH) The latest recorded start to a match came in 1987, when Gabriela Sabatini and Beverly Bowes took to the court at midnight in a match that was completed at 1:30 a.m. Date Start of Match Sept. 2, :00 a.m. / Gabriela Sabatini d. Beverly Bowes, 6-3, 6-3 Aug. 31, :51 p.m. / Caroline Wozniacki d. Chelsey Gullickson, 6-1, 6-1 Sept. 5, :50 p.m. / Roger Federer d. Juan Monaco, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 Sept. 2, :05 p.m. / Philipp Kohlschreiber d. John Isner, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Aug. 28, :53 p.m. / Sloane Stephens d. Urszula Radwanska, 6-1,

52 SERVING MOST ACES DURING THE (SINCE 1991) Pete Sampras (2002*) Pete Sampras (1995*) Gilles Muller (2008) T Goran Ivanisevic (1996) T Todd Martin (1999) Joachim Johansson (2004) Andy Roddick (2003*) Pete Sampras (2001) Pete Sampras (1996*) Marat Safin (2000*) WO Serena Williams (1999*) Serena Williams (2012*) Serena Williams (2002*) T4. 57 Serena Williams (2011) T4. 57 Svetlana Kuznetsova (2004*) Serena Williams (2001) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (1995) *Won tournament that year. ACE LEADERS BY YEAR (SINCE 1991) ACTIVITIES HISTORY Year Aces Name Milos Ranoic Milos Raonic John Isner Roger Federer Roger Federer Gilles Muller Roger Federer* Andy Roddick Andre Agassi Joachim Johansson Andy Roddick* Pete Sampras* Pete Sampras Marat Safin* Todd Martin Richard Krajicek Greg Rusedski Goran Ivanisevic Pete Sampras* Michael Stich Pete Sampras* Richard Krajicek Goran Ivanisevic *Won tournament that year WO Year Aces Name Serena Williams* Serena Williams* Serena Williams Venus Williams Serena Williams Serena Williams* Marion Bartoli Maria Sharapova* Mary Pierce Svetlana Kuznetsova* Lindsay Davenport Serena Williams* Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Williams* Martina Hingis 1997 N/A 1996 N/A Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Steffi Graf 1993 N/A 1992 N/A 1991 N/A MOST ACES IN ONE MATCH, COMBINED (SINCE 1991) Only 13 times has one match at the US Open featured 50 or more aces since QF Joachim Johansson (30) def. Andy Roddick (34), 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, R Gilles Muller (38) def. Nicolas Almagro (24), 6-7(3), 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(6), 7-5 T QF Yevgeny Kafeinikov (10) def. Richard Krajicek (49), 7-6(0), 7-6(4), 3-6, 1-6, 7-6(5) T R Michael Tebbutt (23) def. Richard Krajicek (36), 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 7-6(4) R John Isner (38) def. Andy Roddick (20), 7-6(3), 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 7-6(5) T R Gustavo Kuerten (33) def. Max Mirnyi (22), 6-7(5), 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-6(3), 6-2 T R Magnus Norman (25) def. Daniel Nestor (30), 7-6(7), 6-7(6), 6-7(4), 6-4, SF Pete Sampras (24) def. Goran Ivanisevic (30), 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(9), R Lleyton Hewitt (18) def. Gilles Muller (35), 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-5, R Paradorn Srichaphan (23) def. Jose Acasuso (29), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3 T R Joachim Johansson (27) def. Jan-Michael Gambill (24), 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 T R Carlos Moya (18) def. Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (33), 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(2), QF Mark Philippoussis (29) def. Thomas Johansson (21), 4-6, 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-6(10) 220

53 MOST ACES IN ONE MATCH, INDIVIDUAL (SINCE 1991) Since 1991, 29 players have hit more than 30 aces in a match at the US Open for a total of 45 occurrences Richard Krajicek 1999 QF l. to Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 7-6(0), 7-6(4), 3-6, 1-6, 7-6(5) Ivo Karlovic R def. Florent Serra, 7-6(5), 6-4, Milos Raonic R l. to Richard Gasquet 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-6(9), 7-5 T4. 38 Wayne Arthurs R def. Alex Corretja, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6(6) T4. 38 John Isner R def. Andy Roddick, 7-6(3), 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 7-6(5) T4. 38 Ivo Karloivic R def. James Blake, 6-7(2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), 7-6(2) T4. 38 Ivo Karlovic R l. to Arnaud Clement, 7-6(5), 6-4, 4-6, 6-7(6), 6-4 T4. 38 Wesley Moodie R def. Max Mirnyi, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4 T4. 38 Gilles Muller R def. Nicolas Almagro, 6-7(3), 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(6), 7-5 T4. 38 Andy Roddick 2003 SF def. David Nalbandian, 6-7(4), 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-1, Ivo Karlovic R l. to Tim Henman, 7-6(3), 6-7(7), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 T John Isner R def. Jarkko Nieminen, 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 6-4 T Richard Krajicek R l. to Michael Tebbutt, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 7-6(4) T Gilles Muller R def. Tommy Haas, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-3 T Wayne Arthurs R l. to Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 3-6, 7-5 T Justin Gimelstob R def. Christophe Rochus, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) T Gustavo Kuerten R def. Paul Goldstein, 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(3) T Gilles Muller R l. to Lleyton Hewitt, 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 5-7, 4-6 T Andreas Haider-Mauer R l. to Robin Soderling 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(2), 5-7, 6-4 T Mark Philippoussis R l. to David Nalbandian, 7-5, 6-7(10), 6-3, 6-2 T Andy Roddick 2004 QF l. to Joachim Johansson, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4 T John Isner R l. to Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-7(7), 7-6(5), 6-4 T Gustavo Kuerten R def. Max Mirnyi, 6-7(5), 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-6(3), 6-2 T Ivan Ljubicic R def. Cyril Sulnier, 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 T Max Mirnyi R l. to Michael Tabara, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 T Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi R l. to Carlos Moya, 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(2), 6-2 T Bobby Reynolds R def. Tomas Zib, 6-4, 6-7(3), 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) T Pete Sampras 2002 F def. Andre Agassi, 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 T Martin Verkerk R def. Alex Bogomolov Jr., 7-6(4), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6(9), 1-0 ret. T Chris Guccione R def. Jesse Levine, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(6) T Ivo Karlovic R l. to Jimmy Wang, 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 6-1, 6-4 T Nicolas Almagro R def. Potito Starace 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(5) T Richard Fromberg R l. to Alex Radulescu, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 T Ivo Karlovic R def. Mardy Fish, 7-6(4), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(4) T Boris Becker 1995 QF Patrick McEnroe, 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-7(3), 7-6(6) T Jan-Michael Gambill R def. Mardy Fish, 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 T Tommy Haas R def. Jordi Burillo, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 T Goran Ivanisivec 1996 SF l. to Pete Sampras, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(9), 6-3 T Joachim Johansson 2004 QF def. Andy Roddick, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4 T Ivo Karlovic R def. Hicham Aarazi, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4), 7-6(6) T Daniel Nestor R l. to Magnus Norman, 7-6(7), 6-7(6), 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 T Milos Raonic R def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, 7-5, 6-4, 7-6(4) T Milos Raonic R def. Santiago Giraldo, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 T Greg Rusedski R def. Bohdan Ulihrach, 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 T Dmitry Tursunov R def. John van Lottum, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 FASTEST RECORDED SERVES AT THE US OPEN Andy Roddick and Venus Williams hold the distinction of hitting the fastest-recorded serves at the US Open. Roddick hit two serves that registered 152 mph during the 2004 US Open, while Williams hit a 129 mph serve at the 2007 US Open. Roddick hit his first 152 mph serve during his 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 first round win over fellow American Scoville Jenkins during the US Open s evening session on Tuesday, Aug. 31. Three nights later, during a second round night match against Spain s Rafael Nadal on Friday, Sept. 3, Roddick registered another 152 mph serve in his 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 victory. Williams hit her 129 mph serve during the evening session on Monday, Aug. 27, during her 6-2, 6-1 first round victory over qualifier Kira Nagy. 221

54 MOST ACES IN ONE MATCH, INDIVIDUAL WO (SINCE 1998) ACTIVITIES HISTORY Since 1998, 27 players have hit 10 aces or more in a match at the US Open for a total of 54 occurrences. T1. 15 Daniela Hantuchova R def. Alison Riske, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 T1. 15 Nadia Petrova R def. Jarmila Gajdosova, 6-3, 7-6(3) T1. 15 Nadia Petrova R l. to Tatiana Golovin 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 T1. 15 Olga Savchuk R l. to Melanie Oudin 6-3, 6-0 T1. 15 Serena Williams 1999 QF def. Monica Seles 4-6, 6-3, Serena Williams R def. Jelena Dokic 7-6(7), 6-0 T7. 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova R def. Mary Pierce 7-6, 6-2 T7. 13 Katarina Srebotnik R def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-3, 6-7(1), 6-3 T7. 13 Serena Williams 2012 F def. Victoria Azarenka, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 T Magdalena Rybarikova R l. to Lucie Safarova 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 T Meghann Shaughnessy R l. to Sesil Karatantcheva 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 T Meghann Shaughnessy R def. Asa Carlsson 7-6(4), 6-3 T Irina Spirlea R def. Tamarine Tanasugarn 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 T Elena Vesnina R def. Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 7-6(5) T Serena Williams 2012 QF def. Ana Ivanovic, 6-1, 6-3 T Serena Williams R def. Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 7-6(5) T Serena Williams R def. Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 T Serena Williams 2001 QF def. Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-2 T Serena Williams R def. Giulia Casoni 6-4, 6-2 T Serena Williams 1999 SF def. Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 T Serena Williams R def. Conchita Martinez 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 T Li Na R def. Laura Robson, 6-2, 7-5 T Julie Coin R def. Casey Dellacqua, 7-6(6), 7-6(4) T Lindsay Davenport R def. Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-1 T Lucie Hradecka R def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6-3, 6-3 T Svetlana Kuznetsova R def. Kimiko Date Krumm 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 T Svetlana Kuznetsova R def. Sandra Kloesel 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 T Lucie Safarova R l. to Marion Bartoli, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 T Alexandra Stevenson R l. to Emilie Loit 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 T Serena Williams R def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, 6-2, 6-4 T Serena Williams 2011 SF def. Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4 T Serena Williams R def. Anca Barna 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 T Sorana Cirstea R l. to Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7-6(3), 6-1 T Lindsay Davenport R def. Katarina Srebotnik 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 T Lucie Hradecka R l. to Elena Vesnina, 6-4, 7-6(5) T Michaella Krajicek R def. Eleni Daniilidou 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 T Svetlana Kuznetsova R l. to Katarina Srebotnik, 6-3, 6-7(1), 6-3 T Mirjana Lucic R def. Naoko Sawamatsu 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 T Alicia Molik R l. to Barbara Schett 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 T Rebecca Marino R def. Ksenia Pervak 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 T Nadia Petrova R l. to Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(4) T Nadia Petrova R l. to Melanie Oudin 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 T Maria Sharapova 2012 QF def. Marion Bartoli, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 T Maria Sharapova R def. Michaella Krajicek 6-3, 6-0 T Alexandra Stevenson R l. to Stephanie Foretz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 T Samantha Stosur R def. Petra Martic 6-1, 6-1 T Nicole Vaidisova R def. Chanda Rubin 6-4, 6-3 T Coco Vandeweghe R l. to Samantha Stosur 6-3, 6-4 T Serena Williams R def. Michaella Krajicek 6-0, 6-1 T Serena Williams R def. Marion Bartoli, 6-3, 6-4 T Venus Williams R def. Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-1 T Venus Williams R def. Meilen Tu 6-2, 6-2 T Aleksandra Wozniak R def. Alexandra Cadantu 6-0, 6-3 T Vera Zvonareva R def. Fabiola Zuluaga 6-4,

55 EARLY ELIMINATIONS EARLY ELIMINATION OF DEFENDING SINGLES CHAMPION 2000 Andre Agassi lost in second round to Arnaud Clement, 6-3, 6-2, Patrick Rafter lost in first round to Cedric Pioline, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 1-0, ret. (shoulder) 1993 Stefan Edberg lost in second round to Karel Novacek, 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, Mats Wilander lost in second round to Pete Sampras, 5-7, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, Ilie Nastase lost in second round to Andrew Pattison, 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 WO 2007 Maria Sharapova lost in third round to Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 1-6, Svetlana Kuznetsova lost in first round to Ekaterina Bychkova, 6-3, Billie Jean King lost in third round to Julie Heldman, 3-6, 6-4, 4-1 ret. (heat and illness) 1967 Maria Bueno lost in second round to Kristy Pigeon, default (tendinitis, right arm) FIRST ROUND ELIMINATION OF NO. 1 SEED 1990 Stefan Edberg (1) lost to Alexander Volkov, 6-3, 7-6, John Newcombe (1) lost to Jan Kodes, 2-6, 7-6, 7-6, Budge Patty (1) defaulted to Charles DeVoe due to ankle injury 1945 Andres Hammersley (1F) lost to James Livingstone, 6-3, 1-6, Jean Borotra (1F) lost to Berkeley Bell, 3-6, 6-2, 12-10, John F. Hennessey (1) lost to Dr. George A. King, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 In 2000, No. 1 seed Andre Agassi s 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 second round loss to Arnaud Clement in combination with No. 2 seed Gustavo Kuerten s 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 first round loss to Wayne Arthurs marked the first time in the Open Era that neither the No. 1 nor No. 2 seed advanced to the third round of the US Open. WO No top-seeded woman in Championships/US Open history has ever lost in the first round. In fact, only five No. 1 seeds in the Open Era have lost prior to the semifinals. Ana Ivanovic s second round loss to qualifier Julie Coin in 2008 marked the earliest defeat of a No. 1-seeded woman at the US Open in the Open Era, and the first time a No. 1 seed has lost in the second round of the event since 1966, when top seed Billie Jean King lost to Australia's Kerry Melville, 6-4, 6-4, in the Championships. The previous mark for earliest loss in the Open Era came in 1973, when King retired in the third set of her third round match against Julie Heldman. EARLIEST EXITS BY A NO. 1-SEEDED WOMAN AT THE US OPEN Year No. 1 Seed Opponent Round Score 2009 Dinara Safina Petra Kvitova 3R 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5) 2008 Ana Ivanovic Julie Coin 2R 6-3, 4-6, Justine Henin Nadia Petrova 4R 6-3, Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver QF 1-6, 7-6, Billie Jean King Julie Heldman 3R 3-6, 6-4, 4-1 ret. Note: Great Britain s Ann Jones, the No. 1 seed in 1969, did not participate in the tournament due to illness. 223

56 DURATION OF SINGLES FINALS NUMBER OF SETS ACTIVITIES HISTORY S FINALS (SINCE 1968) Five-Set Finals: 8 of 46 (17.4% of Open Era Finals) Four-Set Finals: 20 of 46 (43.5% of Open Era Finals) Three-Set Finals: 18 of 46 (39.1% of Open Era Finals) Current Streak: The most recent US Open men s singles final went four sets. S FINALS SINCE 1912 (NO CHALLENGE ROUND) Five-Set Finals (men s singles) 24 of 102 (23.5% of finals) 1912, 1916, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1988, 1999, 2009, Four-Set Finals (men s singles) 36 of 102 (35.3% of finals) 1913, 1915, 1917, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, Three-Set Finals (men s singles) 42 of 102 (41.2% of finals) 1914, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1932, 1935, 1939, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, WO S FINALS (SINCE 1968) Three-Set Finals: 14 of 46 (30.4% of Open Era Finals) Two-Set Finals: 32 of 46 (69.6% of Open Era Finals) Current Streak: The two most recent US Open women s singles finals went three sets. WO S FINALS SINCE 1919 (NO CHALLENGE ROUND) Three-Set Finals (women s singles) 29 of 95 (30.1% of finals) 1921, 1925, 1926, 1933, 1936, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2012, Two-Set Finals (women s singles) 66 of 95 (69.9% of finals) 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,

57 SEEDING Seeding began at the Championships in 1922 as 16 American and seven international entrants were placed in the draw as seeds in the men s tournament. Eight women were seeded in the 1922 women s singles draw. Men s seeding at the Championships comprised both American and international seeds, no more than eight in each category, until 1956, when separate seeding was eliminated. From 1956 until the start of the Open Era in 1968, only eight men were seeded in the 128-player draw. In 1968, 16 men were seeded in the singles draw, a number that expanded to 32 seeds in The exceptions during this time were in 1970, when 20 players were seeded in a field of 108, and in 1971, when only eight players were seeded in a field of 128. Women s seeding at the Championships also consisted of American and international seeds until From 1956 until 1963, the women s singles draw consisted of eight seeds, while the 1964 event featured 12 seeded women. From 1968 until 1975, eight women were seeded in a singles draw of 64 participants. In 1976, the women s singles draw expanded to 96 players and the number of seeds increased to 16 for the first time. The US Open seeded 16 women from 1976 to 2000 with the lone exception of 1977, when there were only 12 seeds. The women s draw increased uniformly to 128 players in In 2001, the number of seeds expanded to 32. Jimmy Connors Martina Navratilova 225