List of US Open [ Images ] men's singles champions since tennis turned professional in 1968

2011: Novak Djokovic [ Images ] (Serbia) beat Rafa Nadal [ Images ] (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 [ Images ] (Argentina) beat Roger Federer [ Images ] (Switzerland [ Images ]) 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2

2008: Federer beat Andy Murray [ Images ] (Britain) 6-2, 7-5, 6-2

2007: Federer beat Djokovic 7-6, 7-6, 6-4

2006: Federer beat Andy Roddick [ Images ] (US) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1

2005: Federer beat Andre Agassi [ Images ] (US) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1

2004: Federer beat Lleyton Hewitt [ Images ] (Australia [ Images ]) 6-0, 7-6, 6-0

2003: Roddick beat Juan Carlos Ferrero [ Images ] (Spain) 6-3, 7-6, 6-3

2002: Pete Sampras [ Images ] (US) beat Agassi 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

2001: Hewitt beat Sampras 7-6, 6-1, 6-1

2000: Marat Safin [ Images ] (Russia [ Images ]) 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 [ Images ] (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 [ Images ]) 6-1, 7-6, 7-5

1993: Sampras beat Cedric Pioline (France [ Images ]) 6-4, 6-4, 6-3

1992: Stefan Edberg [ Images ] (Sweden) beat Sampras 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2

1991: Edberg beat Jim Courier [ Images ] (US) 6-2, 6-4, 6-0

1990: Sampras beat Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 6-2

1989: Boris Becker [ Images ] (Germany) beat Ivan Lendl [ Images ] (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 [ Images ] (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 [ Images ] (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.