U.S. Open men’s singles champions

Sept 14 (Reuters) - List of U.S. Open men’s singles champions: 2009 Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 3-6 7-6 4-6 7-6 6-2 2008 Federer (Switzerland) beat Andy Murray (Britain) 6-2 7-5 6-2 2007 Federer beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 7-6 7-6 6-4 2006 Federer beat Andy Roddick (U.S.) 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1 2005 Federer beat Andre Agassi (U.S.) 6-3 2-6 7-6 6-1 2004 Federer beat Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 6-0 7-6 6-0 2003 Roddick beat Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 6-3 7-6 6-3 2002 Pete Sampras (U.S.) beat Agassi 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4 2001 Hewitt beat Sampras 7-6 6-1 6-1 2000 Marat Safin (Russia) beat Sampras 6-4 6-3 6-3 1999 Andre Agassi (U.S.) beat Todd Martin (U.S.) 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-3 6-2 1998 Patrick Rafter (Australia) beat Mark Philippoussis (Australia) 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-0 1997 Rafter beat Greg Rusedski (Britain) 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5 1996 Sampras (U.S.) beat Michael Chang (U.S.) 6-1 6-4 7-6 1995 Sampras beat Agassi 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5 1994 Agassi beat Michael Stich (Germany) 6-1 7-6 7-5 1993 Sampras beat Cedric Pioline (France) 6-4 6-4 6-3 1992 Stefan Edberg (Sweden) beat Sampras 3-6 6-4 7-6 6-2 1991 Edberg beat Jim Courier (U.S.) 6-2 6-4 6-0 1990 Sampras beat Agassi 6-4 6-3 6-2 1989 Boris Becker (Germany) beat Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 7-6 1-6 6-3 7-6 1988 Mats Wilander (Sweden) beat Lendl 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 1987 Lendl beat Wilander 6-7 6-0 7-6 6-4 1986 Lendl beat Miloslav Mecir (Czechoslovakia) 6-4 6-2 6-0 1985 Lendl beat John McEnroe (U.S.) 7-6 6-3 6-4 1984 McEnroe beat Lendl 6-3 6-4 6-1 1983 Jimmy Connors (U.S.) beat Lendl 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-0 1982 Connors beat Lendl 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 1981 McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg (Sweden) 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 1980 McEnroe beat Borg 7-6 6-1 6-7 5-7 6-4 1979 McEnroe beat Vitas Gerulaitis (U.S.) 7-5 6-3 6-3 1978 Connors beat Borg 6-4 6-2 6-2 1977 Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) beat Connors 2-6 6-3 7-5 6-0 1976 Connors beat Borg 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4 1975 Manuel Orantes (Spain) beat Connors 6-4 6-3 6-3 1974 Connors beat Ken Rosewall (Australia) 6-1 6-0 6-1 1973 John Newcombe (Australia) beat Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia) 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-2 1972 Ilie Nastase (Romania) beat Arthur Ashe (U.S.) 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3 1971 Stan Smith (U.S.) beat Kodes 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6 1970 Rosewall beat Tony Roche (Australia) 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3 1969 Rod Laver (Australia) beat Roche 7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2 1968 Ashe beat Tom Okker (Netherlands) 14-12 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3 1967 Newcombe beat Clark Graebner (U.S.) 6-4 6-4 8-6 1966 Fred Stolle (Australia) beat Newcombe 4-6 12-10 6-3 6-4 1965 Manuel Santana (Spain) beat Cliff Drysdale (South Africa) 6-2 7-9 7-5 6-1 1964 Roy Emerson (Australia) beat Stolle 6-4 6-2 6-4 1963 Rafael Osuna (Mexico) beat Frank Froehling (U.S.) 7-5 6-4 6-2 1962 Laver beat Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-4 1961 Emerson beat Laver 7-5 6-3 6-2 1960 Neale Fraser (Australia) beat Laver 6-4 6-4 9-7 1959 Fraser beat Alejandro Olmedo (Peru) 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-4 1958 Ashley Cooper (Australia) beat Mal Anderson (Australia) 6-2 3-6 4-6 10-8 8-6 1957 Anderson (Australia) beat Cooper 10-8 7-5 6-4 1956 Rosewall beat Lewis Hoad (Australia) 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 1955 Tony Trabert (U.S.) beat Rosewall 9-7 6-3 6-3 1954 Vic Seixas (U.S.) beat Rex Hartwig (Australia) 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-4 1953 Trabert beat E. Victor Seixas (U.S.) 6-3 6-2 6-3 1952 Frank Sedgman (Australia) beat Gardnar Mulloy (U.S.) 6-1 6-2 6-3 1951 Sedgman beat Seixas 6-4 6-1 6-1 1950 Art Larsen (U.S.) beat Herbert Flam (U.S.) 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 1949 Pancho Gonzales (U.S.) beat Ted Schroeder (U.S.) 16-18 2-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 1948 Gonzales beat Eric Sturgess (South Africa) 6-2 6-3 14-12 1947 Jack Kramer (U.S.) beat Frank Parker (U.S.) 4-6 2-6 6-1 6-0 6-3 1946 Kramer beat Tom Brown Jr. (U.S.) 9-7 6-3 6-0 1945 Parker beat William Talbert (U.S.) 14-12 6-1 6-2 1944 Parker beat Talbert 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3 1943 Joseph Hunt (U.S.) beat Kramer 6-3 6-8 10-8 6-0 1942 Schroeder beat Parker 8-6 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-2 1941 Bobby Riggs (U.S.) beat Francis Kovacs (U.S.) 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-3 1940 Don McNeill (U.S.) beat Riggs 4-6 6-8 6-3 6-3 7-5 1939 Riggs beat Welby van Horn (U.S.) 6-4 6-2 6-4 1938 Don Budge (U.S.) beat C. Gene Mako 6-3 6-8 6-2 6-1 1937 Budge beat Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) 6-1 7-9 6-1 3-6 6-1 1936 Fred Perry (Britain) beat Budge 2-6 6-2 8-6 1-6 10-8 1935 Wilmer Allison (U.S.) beat Sidney Wood (U.S.) 6-2 6-2 6-3 1934 Perry beat Wilmer Allison (U.S.) 6-4 6-3 1-6 8-6 1933 Perry beat Jack Crawford (Australian) 6-3 11-13 4-6 6-0 6-1 1932 Ellsworth Vines (U.S.) beat Henri Cochet (France) 6-4 6-4 6-4 1931 Vines beat George Lott (U.S.) 7-9 6-3 9-7 7-5 1930 John Doeg (U.S.) beat Frank Shields (U.S.) 10-8 1-6 6-4 16-14 1929 Bill Tilden (U.S.) beat Francis Hunter (U.S.) 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4 1928 Cochet beat Hunter 4-6 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3 1927 Rene Lacoste (France) beat Tilden 11-9 6-3 11-9 1926 Lacoste beat Jean Borotra (France) 6-4 6-0 6-4 1925 Tilden beat William Johnston (U.S.) 4-6 11-9 6-3 4-6 6-3 1924 Tilden beat Johnston 6-1 9-7 6-2 1923 Tilden beat Johnston 6-4 6-1 6-4 1922 Tilden beat Johnston 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 1921 Tilden beat Johnston 6-1 6-3 6-1 1920 Tilden beat Johnston 6-1 1-6 7-5 5-7 6-3 1919 Johnston beat Tilden 6-4 6-4 6-3 1918 R.Lindley Murray (U.S.) beat Tilden 6-3 6-1 7-5 1917 Murray (U.S.) beat Nathaniel Niles (U.S.) 5-7 8-6 6-3 6-3 1916 Richard Williams (U.S.) beat Johnston 4-6 6-4 0-6 6-2 6-4 1915 Johnston beat Maurice McLoughlin (U.S.) 1-6 6-0 7-5 10-8 1914 Williams beat McLoughlin 6-3 8-6 10-8 1913 McLoughlin (U.S.) beat Williams 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-1 1912 McLoughlin beat Wallace F. Johnson (U.S.) 3-6 2-6 6-2 6-4 6-2