List of US Open men's singles champions since tennis turned professional in 1968
2011: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1
2010: Nadal beat Djokovic 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2
2009: Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2
2008: Federer beat Andy Murray (Britain) 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
2007: Federer beat Djokovic 7-6, 7-6, 6-4
2006: Federer beat Andy Roddick (US) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
2005: Federer beat Andre Agassi (US) 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 (US) 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: Agassi beat Todd Martin (US) 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
1998: Pat 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 beat Michael Chang (US) 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 (US) 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 (US) 7-6, 6-3, 6-4
1984: McEnroe beat Lendl 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
1983: Jimmy Connors (US) 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 (US) 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 (US) 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
1971: Stan Smith (US) 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.
