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Also Known As United States Open Tennis Championships
Notable Honorees Rafael Nadal • Naomi Osaka • Carlos Alcaraz • Coco Gauff • Iga Świątek • Guillermo Vilas • Andre Agassi • Alice Marble • Serena Williams • Billie Jean King • Martina Navratilova • Novak Djokovic • Justine Henin • Martina Hingis • Chris Evert • John McEnroe • Maria Sharapova • Andy Murray • Mahesh Bhupathi • Althea Gibson • Jimmy Connors • Boris Becker • Bill Tilden • Helen Wills • Leander Paes • Rod Laver • Arthur Ashe • Lleyton Hewitt • Don Budge • Margaret Court • Jack Kramer • Steffi Graf • Maria Bueno • Maureen Connolly • Helen Hull Jacobs • Venus Williams • Ilie Nastase • Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman • René Lacoste • H. Ellsworth Vines, Jr. • Kitty Godfree • Ken Rosewall • Pancho Gonzales • Molla Mallory • Richard Dudley Sears • Laurie Doherty • Reggie Doherty • Ivan Lendl • Monica Seles • Peter Fleming

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