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US Open Legends

Thursday 21 August 2014 11:18, UK

  1. British tennis player Virginia Wade in action during the 1968 US Open at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York, September 9, 1968.
    Image: Virginia Wade was the last British female player to win the tournament in 1968 after beating Billie Jean King
  2. American tennis player Arthur Ashe 1943-1993 is congratulated by his father Arthur Ashe, Sr. at center court at the West Side Tennis Club after winning the first ever US Open in 1968
    Image: 1968 was also a great year for American player Arthur Ashe after he won his one and only US Open title
  3. King acknowledges the crowd after her introduction during the opening ceremony of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
    Image: Billie Jean King is a 12-time Grand Slam singles champion and won the last of her US Open titles in 1980
  4. Jimmy Connors chases down a return from Brazils Jaime Oncins 02 September, 1992 at the US Open
    Image: Jimmy Connors also won 12 Grand Slams with his last title at the US Open coming in 1983
  5. Evert at Wimbledon in 1982
    Image: Eighteen time major winner Chris Evert won six US Open titles with four of those coming between 1975-78
  6. McEnroe of the USA prepares to serve during the US Open at Flushing Meadow in New York
    Image: American domination continued with John McEnroe scoring a hat-trick of titles between 1979-81 and a fourth soon arrived in 1984
  7. Navratilova hoists her trophy as she celebrates winning the Womens US Open title in 1986 at Flushing Meadows
    Image: Martina Navratilova was victorious at Flushing Meadows in 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1987.
  8. US Open champion 1985
    Image: Andy Murray's coach Ivan Lendl won a hat-trick of titles in New York from 1985-87
  9. Graf of Germany holds the trophy aloft after winning the Womens Singles Final match against Monica Seles of the USA during the 1995 US Open played at Flushing Meadow in New York
    Image: Germany's Steffi Graf is a five-time winner of the US Open and a 22-time Grand Slam winner
  10. Agassi of the USA and Boris Becker of Germany talk after a match at the US Open in Flushing Meadows on August 25, 1990 in New York
    Image: Andre Agassi (winner in 1994 and '99) is congratulated on his semi-final win by Boris Becker (1989 champion) after their clash in 1990
  11. Sabatini of Argentina in action during the Womens Singles final against Steffi Graf of Germany at the US Open at Flushing Meadow on September 1, 1990 in New York
    Image: Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina upset Steffi Graf to win the women's title in 1990
  12. Sampras celebrates his win over Andre Agassi in the final of the US Open 2002
    Image: Pete Sampras is a 14-time Grand Slam champion and five-time winner in New York
  13. Rafter of Australia pumps his fist after his win over Mark Philippoussis in the US Open
    Image: Pat Rafter took the trophy Down Under after back-to-back victories in 1997 and '98
  14. Henin of Belgium celebrates with the US Open trophy after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova
    Image: Justine Henin won the US Open in 2003 and then had to wait four years before reclaiming it
  15. Clijsters of Belgium with daughter Jada celebrates her win over Vera Zvonareva at the US Open 2010
    Image: Fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters was already a champion in 2005, but returned as a mum to win back-to-back titles in 2009 and '10
  16. Sharapova poses with womens championship trophy after winning the US Open in 2006
    Image: Maria Sharapova was the centre of attention following her 2006 triumph
  17. The 2008 US Open Champion poses with his trophy on a viewing deck at the Empire State Building in New York City
    Image: Roger Federer was the King of New York with five consecutive titles from 2004-08
  18. Del Potro waves at people gathered to see him from a fire engine on September 17, 2009, following his arrival in his hometown Tandil
    Image: It was some homecoming party for Juan Martin Del Potro after he upset the great man Federer in 2009
  19. Image: Reigning queen of New York Serena Williams is a four-time winner and a 16-time Grand Slam champion
  20. Image: Andy Murray ended Britain's 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam champion in 2012 ...
  21. Murray of Great Britain poses with the US Open Championship trophy in 2012
    Image: ... and the Scotsman looked the part following his five-set triumph over Novak Djokovic in 'The Big Apple'