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6 Players With Most U.S. Open Singles Championships In Open Era

By Chris Kral

The 2014 U.S. Open Championship begins Monday in New York City and world-class tennis players will be competing for the coveted U.S. Open trophy for a fortnight.

In the Open Era, there have been a number of tennis players to win two or more U.S. Open Singles Championships.

Here's the 6 tennis players who have won the most Singles Championship titles in the Open Era:

1. Chris Evert, 6 wins: 1975-78, '80, '82

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2. (T1) Roger Federer, 5 wins: 2004-08 Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after defeating Andy Murray of the United Kingdom to win the 2008 U.S. Open Men's Championship Match in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.  (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after defeating Andy Murray of the United Kingdom to win the 2008 U.S. Open Men's Championship Match in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

3. (T1) Pete Sampras, 5 wins: 1990, '93, '95-96, 2002

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4. (T1) Jimmy Connors, 5 wins: 1974, '76, '78, '82-83

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5. (T2) Serena Williams, 5 wins: 1999, 2002, '08, '12-13

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6. (T2) Steffi Graf, 5 wins: 1988-89, '93, '95-96

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