U.S. Open men's singles champions
| U.S. Open men's singles champions | |||
| Open Era only | |||
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score in final |
| 2008 | Roger Federer | Andy Murray | 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 2007 | Roger Federer | Novak Djokovic | 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 |
| 2006 | Roger Federer | Andy Roddick | 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 2005 | Roger Federer | Andre Agassi | 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1 |
| 2004 | Roger Federer | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-0, 7-6 (3), 6-0 |
| 2003 | Andy Roddick | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3 |
| 2002 | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi | 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 2001 | Lleyton Hewitt | Pete Sampras | 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-1 |
| 2000 | Marat Safin | Pete Sampras | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1999 | Andre Agassi | Todd Martin | 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1998 | Patrick Rafter | Mark Philippoussis | 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1997 | Patrick Rafter | Greg Rusedski | 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 |
| 1996 | Pete Sampras | Michael Chang | 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (3) |
| 1995 | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi | 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 |
| 1994 | Andre Agassi | Michael Stich | 6-1, 7-6 (5), 7-5 |
| 1993 | Pete Sampras | Cedric Pioline | 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1992 | Stefan Edberg | Pete Sampras | 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-2 |
| 1991 | Stefan Edberg | Jim Courier | 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 |
| 1990 | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi | 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1989 | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl | 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 1988 | Mats Wilander | Ivan Lendl | 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 1987 | Ivan Lendl | Mats Wilander | 6-7, 6-0, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1986 | Ivan Lendl | Miloslav Mecir | 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1985 | Ivan Lendl | John McEnroe | 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1984 | John McEnroe | Ivan Lendl | 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1983 | Jimmy Connors | Ivan Lendl | 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0 |
| 1982 | Jimmy Connors | Ivan Lendl | 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1981 | John McEnroe | Bjorn Borg | 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1980 | John McEnroe | Bjorn Borg | 7-6, 6-1, 6-7, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 1979 | John McEnroe | Vitas Gerulaitis | 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1978 | Jimmy Connors | Bjorn Borg | 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1977 | Guillermo Vilas | Jimmy Connors | 2-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-0 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Connors | Bjorn Borg | 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1975 | Manuel Orantes | Jimmy Connors | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors | Ken Rosewall | 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1973 | John Newcombe | Jan Kodes | 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1972 | Ilie Nastase | Arthur Ashe | 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1971 | Stan Smith | Jan Kodes | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 |
| 1970 | Ken Rosewall | Tony Roche | 2-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Tony Roche | 7-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1968 | Arthur Ashe | Tom Okker | 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 |