The 2005 US Open concluded Sunday, September 11th with the match-up of crowd-favorite Andre Agassi against world No. 1 Roger Federer. The stirring men’s final set new records for both daily attendance (58, 817 on September 4th) and total attendance with 659,538 for the tournament. It was an Open marked by surprises, upsets and heroic performances.

This year’s tournament featured many compelling storylines, highlighted by one of the finest performances of American tennis legend Andre Agassi’s illustrious career. At age 35, Agassi became the oldest player to reach the US Open finals in 31 years after he successfully defeated fellow American Robby Ginepri in a grueling five-set semifinal match. Ginepri, who also captured the support and favor of the home crowd in earlier rounds, became the lowest ranked player (No. 46) to reach the semifinal since 1994. Ultimately, however, this year’s tournament ended on a familiar note with Roger Federer repeating for his second-straight US Open men’s title. At just 24 years of age, Federer won his 23rd-consecutive finals match before a crowd of over 23,000 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Federer was typically unflappable as he held off a formidable charge from Agassi, defeating him in four sets (6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1).

On the women’s side, Kim Clijsters experienced a Grand Slam victory for the first time in her career after handily defeating Mary Pierce in the women’s final (6-3, 6-1). Pierce could offer little resistance as the 22-year old Belgian dominated the match from start to finish. Clijsters, who defeated number one-ranked Russian Maria Sharapova in the semifinals, became the third first-time winner of the women’s tournament in as many years and earned the largest award in women’s sports history ($2.2 million).

New York City is proud to be the home of the U.S. Open, as it has shown to be a major highlight of its sporting landscape. With its ability to drive tourism and spending during the two-week period in August and September, the U.S. Open has the greatest economic impact on New York City of any sporting event.

Recent U.S. Open Champions

Year	Men’s Champion	Women’s Champion
2005	Roger Federer	Kim Clijsters
2004	Roger Federer	Svetlana Kuznetsova
2003	Andy Roddick	Justine Henin-Hardenne
2002	Pete Sampras	Serena Williams
2001	Lleyton Hewitt	Venus Williams
2000	Marat Safin	Venus Williams
1999	Andre Agassi	Serena Williams
1998	Patrick Rafter	Lindsay Davenport
1997	Patrick Rafter	Martina Hingis
1996	Pete Sampras	Steffi Graf
1995	Pete Sampras	Steffi Graf
1994	Andre Agassi	Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
1993	Pete Sampras	Steffi Graf
1992	Stefan Edberg	Monica Seles
1991	Stefan Edberg	Monica Seles
1990	Pete Sampras	Gabriela Sabatini

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On September 12th, the dust finally settled after two weeks of thrilling tennis, as play concluded at the 2004 US Open. The fans turned out in record numbers, as the overall attendance (631,870) reached the second highest mark of all-time, and a new record for combined day and night attendance (58,438) was set on Monday, September 6th.

Throughout the tournament, fans were treated to exciting tennis with many hard-fought battles. No. 1 seed Roger Federer continued to dominate on the men’s tour, as he defeated No. 9 seed Leyton Hewitt in the men’s singles championship to win his 3rd Grand Slam title of the year. No. 9 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova was crowned women’s singles champion, winning her first-ever Grand Slam title. The US Open awards the most prize money of any other Grand Slam in the world, as both Federer and Kuznetsova received $1 million for their victories.

For information about Arthur Ashe Kids' Day 2003, please visit our

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The 2003 US Open:

Along with being the final Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season, the United States Open Tennis Championships also hold the largest purse of any Grand Slam in the world. This was the sixth U.S. Open held since the opening of Arthur Ashe Stadium, the crown jewel of the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows. Aptly named after the first African-American to win both a U.S. Open championship (1968) as well as a Wimbledon title (1975), Arthur Ashe Stadium has the largest capacity among the 45 courts within the National Tennis Center.

New York City is proud to be the home of the U.S. Open, as it has shown to be a major highlight of its sporting landscape. With its ability to drive tourism and spending during the two-week period in August and September, the U.S. Open has the greatest economic impact on New York City of any sporting event.

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The 2002 US Open: Dates: August 26 - September 8 Place: USTA National Tennis Center U.S. OPEN QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT: (FREE TO PUBLIC) The U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament was held free to the public at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York, on August 20th-23rd. The tournament determined the final 16 men and 16 women competing in the 2002 U.S. Open on August 26th-September 8th. Among the prominent players who competed in this year’s event were 1993 U.S. Open runner-up Cedric Pioline, former top ten player Magnus Larsson, and 1999 Wimbledon women’s semifinalist Mirjana Lucic. Many players who have competed in this event in the past have posted strong results in the main draw of the event and have also gone on to impressive professional careers. Other stars that have competed in this event in the past have included defending U.S. Open champion Lleyton Hewitt, 2002 Wimbledon runner-up David Nalbandian, and perennial crowd favorite Anna Kournikova. For travel and access information, please visit our USTA Access Page. For additional information, please visit the official US Open website at www.usopen.org.