Most Career U.S. Open Tennis Matches
September 4, 2008
You can’t win the championship if you’re not in the field, so it’s no surprise that some of the biggest winners in U.S. Open Tennis history also appear on the list of most matches played.
Without further ado, here are some of the most familiar faces on the Open stage, with total matches and years of competition:
Men:
115 - Jimmy Connors, 1970-89, ‘91-92
102 - Vic Seixas, 1940-69
98 - Andre Agassi, 1986 - 2006
89 - R. Norris Williams, 1912-35
86 - Ivan Lendl, 1979-94
78 - Bill Tilden, 1916-30
Women:
113 - Chris Evert, 1971-89
106 - Martina Navratilova, 1973-93
82 - Steffi Graf, 1984-96, ‘98
73 - Helen H. Jacobs, 1927-41; A. Louise Brough, 1941-57; Doris Hart, 1940-55
72 - Molla B. Mallory, 1915-29; Billie Jean King, 1960-79, ‘82
Source: USOpen.org



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