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　　Who has won the most women’s U.S. Open singles titles? Chris Evert and Serena Williams have each won the U.S. Open singles title six times. Prior to 1968, when only amateurs competed at major tournaments, Molla Mallory won what is now the U.S. Open singles championship eight times. Margaret Court won the singles tournament five times between 1962 and 1973 (she also won the amateur championships in 1968 and 1969). Steffi Graf, competing only in the open era, also won the U.S. Open singles title five times.

　　Who won the U.S. Open men’s singles title in 2024? Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner was the men’s singles champion in 2024. He defeated American player Taylor Fritz, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5, in the final match. He is the first male Italian player to win the tournament. It was his second major victory; he had won the Australian Open earlier in the year.

　　Who won the U.S. Open women’s singles title in 2024? Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka was the women’s singles champion in 2024. She had advanced to the final in 2023 but lost to American player Coco Gauff. In 2024 Sabalenka defeated American player Jessica Pegula, 7–5, 7–5, in the final. It was Sabalenka’s third major victory; she had previously won the Australian Open twice (2023 and 2024).

　　Held each year from late August through early September, the U.S. Open is the final major tennis tournament of the year, following the Australian Open, the French Open, and the Wimbledon Championships. Since 1978 the U.S. Open has been played on the hard courts of what is now called the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York. Its main venue, Arthur Ashe Stadium, seats more than 23,000 spectators and is considered the largest tennis arena in the world. In the open era (since 1968, when amateurs and professionals have been eligible ...(100 of 154 words)

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