The last ball has been struck and the trophies have all been lifted. Now it’s time for USOpen.org to tally up the numbers of another fantastic US Open.
1: Teenage champion in New York: 19-year-old Coco Gauff
2: Both No. 2 seeds – Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka – will rise from No. 2 to No. 1 in the world in Monday’s rankings, thanks to their performances at the US Open.
Djokovic will begin his record 390th week at the top of the ATP rankings and Sabalenka commences her first week as the 29th world No. 1 in WTA history.
3: On the heels of her first major title, Gauff will rise to No. 3 in the world in Monday’s WTA rankings – a career-high for the 19-year-old.
3:19: Martina Trevisan's 0-6, 7-6(0), 7-6(8) victory over Yulia Putintseva lasted three hours and 19 minutes, and was the longest women’s singles match of the tournament. The heated battle was one of just three matches that ticked over the three-hour mark on the women’s side.
4: Djokovic wins his fourth US Open to move into a tie for fourth on the all-time US Open men’s singles titles list with John McEnroe. Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer are tied for the all-time US Open men’s singles title list with five.
4:41: Alexander Zverev's 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win over Jannik Sinner on Day 8 is the longest match of the tournament at four hours and 41 minutes. In total, seven men’s singles matches lasted longer than four hours across the Flushing fortnight.
5: Gauff is the fifth American woman to reach the US Open final as a teenager and the third to win the title as such
American women to reach the US Open singles final as a teen:
Coco Gauff (2023)
Serena Williams (1999, 2001)
Venus Williams (1997)
Tracy Austin (1979, 1981)
Pam Shriver (1978)
6: Gauff became the sixth woman in the Open Era to win a girls’ singles slam title and a women’s singles slam title in her teens when she defeated Sabalenka on Saturday. The other five women to achieve the feat are Evonne Goolagong, Tracy Austin, Hana Mandlikova, Martina Hingis and Iga Swiatek. (Stat courtesy Matt Roberts of the Tennis Podcast)
7: Seeded players that reached the semifinals at this year’s US Open. American Ben Shelton was the only unseeded player to progress that far.
8: Number of times that Djokovic has rallied from two sets down to win a match at a Grand Slam. The 36-year-old four-time US Open champion defeated compatriot Laslo Djere 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 in the third round at this year’s US Open .
Eight is also the number of Americans that reached the second week at the Open – Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, Peyton Stearns, Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.
9: With his quarterfinal loss to Daniil Medvedev at the US Open, Andrey Rublev fell to 0-9 lifetime in Grand Slam quarterfinals.
10: Gauff becomes the tenth teenage woman to win the US Open women’s singles title in the Open Era.
- Tracy Austin, 1979 and 1981
- Steffi Graf, 1988
- Monica Seles, 1991 and 1992
- Martina Hingis, 1997
- Serena Williams, 1999
- Svetlana Kuznetsova, 2004
- Maria Sharapova, 2006
- Bianca Andreescu, 2019
- Emma Raducanu, 2021
- Coco Gauff, 2023
11: Fritz is 0-11 vs. the Top 10 at the majors. The American’s tough luck against the elite continued on Tuesday as he fell to Djokovic in straight sets.
12: Djokovic is 12-3 in Grand Slam finals since turning 30. He has won more Slam titles since his 30th birthday than any other player.
Twelve is also the length of Gauff’s current winning streak – the longest of her career.
13: By reaching the semifinals in Flushing Meadows, Sabalenka became the 13th woman in the Open Era to reach the last four at all four Slams in a single season:
14: Career wins notched by Gauff (14-4) at the US Open. The American teen won her first major championship in her 17th appearance in a Grand Slam main draw.
15: Years ago since a man last defended the US Open men’s singles title – Roger Federer, who defeated Andy Murray in the 2008 final, is the last man to do it.
16-4: Djokovic’s record in Grand Slam finals when he wins the first set. The only players to defeat him in a Slam final from a set down are Rafael Nadal (2014 Roland Garros), Stan Wawrinka (2015 Roland Garros and 2016 US Open) and Carlos Alcaraz (2023 Wimbledon).
17: Number of sets that Djokovic has won across his 10 US Open finals.
- 2007 -- lost to No. 1 Federer 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 6-4
- 2010 -- lost to No. 1 Nadal 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2
- 2011 -- d. No. 2 Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1
- 2012 – lost to No. 4 Murray 7-6(10) 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2
- 2013 – lost to No. 2 Nadal 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1
- 2015 -- d. No. 2 Federer 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4
- 2016 – lost to No. 3 Wawrinka 6-7(1) 6-4 7-5 6-3
- 2018 -- d. No. 3 del Potro 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3
- 2021 – lost to No. 2 Medvedev 6-4 6-4 6-4
- 2023 -- d. No. 3 Medvedev, 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3
18-1: Gauff’s record in her last 19 matches, a period which saw her win titles at Washington, D.C., Cincinnati and the US Open.
19: Number of American men that played the main draw at this year’s US Open. Four reached the round of 16, three reached the quarterfinals, and one (Ben Shelton) reached the semis.
20: Age of Shelton, who was ranked No. 165 at this time last year. He’ll crack the Top 20, jumping from No. 47 to No. 19, thanks to his semifinal performance in Flushing Meadows.
21-3: Two-time US Open champion Venus Williams’ all-time record in first-round matches at the US Open. The 43-year-old lost a first-round match for the third time this year, falling to Greet Minnen, 6-1, 6-1.
22: Years since an American teenager reached the final at the US Open. Gauff’s trip to the final marked the first time that an American reached the final at the Open since Serena Williams in 2001.
23-3: Sabalenka’s record at the Grand Slams in 2022. She’s reached at least the semis at all four Slams.
24: Number of Grand Slams won by Djokovic. The Serbian legend is tied atop the all-time Grand Slam singles titles list with Margaret Court. He is the clear leader among the men, as he stretches his lead over Nadal to two majors.
Grand Slam men’s singles title, all-time:
- Djokovic, 24
- Nadal, 22
- Federer, 20
- Sampras, 14
- Borg, Laver, 11
27-1: Djokovic’s record at the Grand Slams in 2023.
29-6: Medvedev’s career record at the US Open.
36: Age of Djokovic, who became the oldest US Open men’s singles champion in Open Era history on Sunday with his win over Medvedev.
36: Djokovic (24-12) reached his record 36th Grand Slam final this year in Queens. No player – male or female – has more appearances in the ultimate round of a major.
38-6: Medvedev’s record on hard courts in 2023. Despite his loss in the final to Djokovic, he leads all ATP players in wins on the surface in 2023.
40: Gauff won the longest rally of the tournament at 6-5 deuce in the second set of her semifinal to set up her sixth match point against Karolina Muchova. She clinched her spot in the final on the next point.
49: Length, in minutes of the shortest singles match of the 2023 US Open . Top seed Swiatek defeated Kaja Juvan 6-0, 6-1 on Day 5.
50: By winning her semifinal on Thursday night against Keys, Sabalenka reached the 50-win mark in a single season for the first time.
72: In 72 Grand Slam appearances, Djokovic has reached the final in 50 percent of hem (36). He is the all-time leader in Grand Slam finals played. And he has won 33.3 (24 of 72) percent of the Grand Slam main draws he has contested.
81: Shelton, though vanquished by Djokovic on Friday, finishes the tournament as the 2023 US Open ace leader through six rounds with 81.
96: Djokovic claimed his 96th ATP Tour title on Sunday against Medvedev on Sunday in New York.
100: Djokovic (88-13) played his 100th US Open match in the semifinals, defeating Shelton to reach the final.
The 23-time major champion is the fourth man to play 100 matches in tournament history along with Jimmy Connors (115), Roger Federer (103) and Vic Seixas Jr. (102).
149: The fastest serve struck at the 2023 US Open was hit by American Ben Shelton during his round of 16 win over Tommy Paul.
1992: 20-year-old Shelton became the youngest American to reach a US Open semifinal since Michael Chang in 1992.
1993: Gauff is the first American teenager to reach multiple major finals since 1993 and the first teenager from any country to do so since Maria Sharapova in 2006.
1999: Gauff is the youngest American woman to win the US Open final since Serena Williams in 1999.
14,470: Number of aces hit by American John Isner in his career. The American hit 59 during two rounds at his last US Open.
957,387: The US Open set new standards for attendance in 2023, breaking its two and three-week attendance records and becoming the first Grand Slam to welcome more than 950,000 spectators over a three-week period.
