Past Winners of the US Open Women’s Tennis Championship

Update (September 12): This article has been updated with the latest information about the 2026 US Open.

Every year, the US Open draws thousands of tennis fans to New York for the greatest summer spectacular. The women’s tennis championship starts with 128 players competing for the final 16 spots in the main draw, but only one player takes home the trophy.

Let’s take a look back at the past 10 winners of the US Open Women’s Tennis Championship and celebrate those who got to raise the trophy at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Women’s US Open Tennis Champions

2026 Winner: Elena Rybakina

In the 2026 edition of the tournament, the top ranked player in the world, Elena Rybakina, put an end to Aryna Sabalenka quest for a three-peat. Rybakina beat Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, in the final to secure her first ever US Open title, which marks her third career Grand Slam title. In the process of winning the tournament, Rybakina ended Sabalenka’s 19-match winning streak at the US Open.

2025 Winner: Aryna Sabalenka

On September 6, 2025, Aryna Sabalenka won the 2025 Women’s US Open singles title, defeating Amanda Anisimova in the final with a score of 6-3, 7-6. Sabalenka defended her title, becoming the first woman since Serena Williams to win consecutive US Open championships.

2024 Winner: Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka collected career Grand Slam title number three with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Jessica Pegula at the 2024 US Open final. It makes up for Sabalenka’s last US Open appearance, when she lost in the 2023 final to American Coco Gauff. For Pegula, it was her first time reaching the final round of a major.

2023 Winner: Coco Gauff

At the 2023 US Open, 19-year old American Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam title after defeating the world No. 1 player in women’s singles Aryna Sabalenka with a score of 2-6, 6–3, 6–2.

2022 Winner: Iga Swiatek

In the 2022 US Open women’s final, Iga Świątek battled past Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) for her second Grand Slam win of the season.

2021 Winner: Emma Raducanu

It was a battle between teenage upstarts Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez at the 2021 US Open. British qualifier Raducanu defeated Fernandez in the final, 6-4, 6-3, to win her first Grand Slam title.

2020 Winner: Naomi Osaka

Japan’s Naomi Osaka won her second US Open singles title in just three years at the 2020 US Open, defeating Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. Osaka also became the first woman since Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario in 1994 to win the US Open after dropping the first set.

2019 Winner: Bianca Andreescu

Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu won her first Grand Slam trophy at the 2019 US Open. She defeated 23-time winner Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5.

2018 Winner: Naomi Osaka

In a breakout performance at the 2018 US Open, Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 to become Japan’s first-ever tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Had Williams won the title, she would have tied Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.

2017 Winner: Sloane Stephens

At the 2017 US Open, unseeded Sloan Stephens prevailed over Madison Keys in the first all-American women’s singles championship since the Williams sisters went head-to-head in 2002. During just one hour of play, Stephens defeated Keys 6-3, 6-0.

Previous Women’s Winners