List of US Open women's singles champions
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The US Open women's singles championship is an annual tennis event that has been held since 1887 as part of the US Open[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] tournament. The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts[lower-alpha 3] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, New York City.[6][1]
Location | Queens – New York City United States |
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Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
Governing body | USTA |
Created | 1887; 137 years ago (1887) |
Editions | 137 events (2023) 56 events (Open Era) |
Surface | Grass (1887–1974) Clay (1975–1977) Hard (1978–present) |
Prize money | Total: US$60,102,000 (2022) Winner: US$2,600,000 (2022) |
Trophy | US Open Trophy |
Website | Official website |
Most titles | |
Amateur era | 8: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory |
Open era | 6: Chris Evert 6: Serena Williams |
Most consecutive titles | |
Amateur era | 4: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 4: Helen Jacobs |
Open era | 4: Chris Evert |
Current champion | |
Coco Gauff (First title) |
The US Open is played during a two-week period in late August and early September and has been chronologically the last of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis year since 1987.[3] The Philadelphia Cricket Club (1887–1920) and Forest Hills (1921–1977) hosted the event before it settled in 1978 at its current site.[2] The United States Tennis Association is the national body that organizes this event.
The champion receives a full-size replica of the event's trophy engraved with her name.[7] In 2022, the winner received prize money of US$2,600,000.