6 Players With Most U.S. Open Singles Championships In Open Era
By Chris Kral
The 2014 U.S. Open Championship begins Monday in New York City and world-class tennis players will be competing for the coveted U.S. Open trophy for a fortnight.
In the Open Era, there have been a number of tennis players to win two or more U.S. Open Singles Championships.
Here's the 6 tennis players who have won the most Singles Championship titles in the Open Era:
1. Chris Evert, 6 wins: 1975-78, '80, '82 
Chris Evert playing at the 1989 US Open. (Photo by Simon Bruty/ALLSPORT)
2. (T1) Roger Federer, 5 wins: 2004-08
3. (T1) Pete Sampras, 5 wins: 1990, '93, '95-96, 2002 
Pete Sampras kisses his trophy during the US Open September 8, 2002 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Flushing, New York. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
4. (T1) Jimmy Connors, 5 wins: 1974, '76, '78, '82-83 
Jimmy Connors of the United States holds aloft the trophy after defeating Ken Rosewall, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4in their Men's Singles final match at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship on 6th July 1974 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London,England.(Photo by Tony Duffy/Getty Images)
5. (T2) Serena Williams, 5 wins: 1999, 2002, '08, '12-13
6. (T2) Steffi Graf, 5 wins: 1988-89, '93, '95-96
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