List of US Open men's singles champions since the open era began in 1968:
2016 - Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6-7(1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
2015 - Djokovic beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
2014 - Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Kei Nishikori (Japan) 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
2013 - Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
2012 - Andy Murray (Britain) beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2
2011 - Djokovic beat Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1
2010 - Nadal beat Djokovic (Serbia) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
2009 - Juan Martin Del Potro beat Federer 3-6, 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-2
2008 - Federer beat Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
2007 - Federer beat Djokovic 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 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(1), 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(4), 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 - 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 beat Michael Chang (US) 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(3)
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 - Arthur Ashe beat Tom Okker (Netherlands) 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
