US Open - Women's Singles (Tennis) Past Winners

Kim Clijsters (photo: telegraph)

The US Open is an annual tennis tournament that women started playing in 1887. The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, New York City.

Clijsters, Kim is the recent women's single winner in 2010.

Hall of Fame : US Open - Women's Singles Past Winners 

Year		Champion		Runner-up	Score
1968	GBR	Virginia Wade	USA	Billie Jean King	6–4, 6–2
1969	AUS	Margaret Court	USA	Nancy Richey Gunter	6–2, 6–2
1970	AUS	Margaret Court	USA	Rosemary Casals	6–2, 2–6, 6–1
1971	USA	Billie Jean King	USA	Rosemary Casals	6–4, 7–6
1972	USA	Billie Jean King	AUS	Kerry Melville Reid	6–3, 7–5
1973	AUS	Margaret Court	AUS	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	7–6, 5–7, 6–2
1974	USA	Billie Jean King	AUS	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1975	USA	Chris Evert	AUS	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1976	USA	Chris Evert	AUS	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–3, 6–0
1977	USA	Chris Evert	AUS	Wendy Turnbull	7–6, 6–2
1978	USA	Chris Evert	USA	Pam Shriver	7–5, 6–4
1979	USA	Tracy Austin	USA	Chris Evert	6–4, 6–3
1980	USA	Chris Evert	TCH	Hana Mandlíková	5–7, 6–1, 6–1
1981	USA	Tracy Austin	USA	Martina Navrátilová	1–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)
1982	USA	Chris Evert	TCH	Hana Mandlíková	6–3, 6–1
1983	USA	Martina Navrátilová	USA	Chris Evert	6–1, 6–3
1984	USA	Martina Navrátilová	USA	Chris Evert	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1985	TCH	Hana Mandlíková	USA	Martina Navrátilová	7–6(7–3), 1–6, 7–6(7–2)
1986	USA	Martina Navrátilová	TCH	Helena Suková	6–3, 6–2
1987	USA	Martina Navrátilová	FRG	Steffi Graf	7–6(7–4), 6–1
1988	FRG	Steffi Graf	ARG	Gabriela Sabatini	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1989	FRG	Steffi Graf	USA	Martina Navrátilová	3–6, 7–5, 6–1
1990	ARG	Gabriela Sabatini	FRG	Steffi Graf	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
1991	YUG	Monica Seles	USA	Martina Navrátilová	7–6(7–1), 6–1
1992	SCG	Monica Seles	ESP	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–3
1993	GER	Steffi Graf	CZE	Helena Suková	6–3, 6–3
1994	ESP	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	GER	Steffi Graf	1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
1995	GER	Steffi Graf	USA	Monica Seles	7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–3
1996	GER	Steffi Graf	USA	Monica Seles	7–5, 6–4
1997	SUI	Martina Hingis	USA	Venus Williams	6–0, 6–4
1998	USA	Lindsay Davenport	SUI	Martina Hingis	6–3, 7–5
1999	USA	Serena Williams	SUI	Martina Hingis	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2000	USA	Venus Williams	USA	Lindsay Davenport	6–4, 7–5
2001	USA	Venus Williams	USA	Serena Williams	6–2, 6–4
2002	USA	Serena Williams	USA	Venus Williams	6–4, 6–3
2003	BEL	Justine Henin	BEL	Kim Clijsters	7–5, 6–2
2004	RUS	Svetlana Kuznetsova	RUS	Elena Dementieva	6–3, 7–5
2005	BEL	Kim Clijsters	FRA	Mary Pierce	6–3, 6–1
2006	RUS	Maria Sharapova	BEL	Justine Henin	6–4, 6–4
2007	BEL	Justine Henin	RUS	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6–1, 6–3
2008	USA	Serena Williams	SER	Jelena Janković	6–4, 7–5
2009	BEL	Kim Clijsters	DEN	Caroline Wozniacki	7–5, 6–3
2010	BEL	Kim Clijsters	RUS	Vera Zvonareva	6–2, 6–1

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