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Which Tennis Players Have Made the Most US Open Appearances?

Americans Venus Williams and Jimmy Connors have more US Open singles appearances than any other tennis players in the Open Era.

Aug 25, 2025; Flushing, NY, USA; Venus Williams (USA)after losing to Karolina Muchova (Czech)(not pictured) on day two of the 2025 U.S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
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On August 25, 2025, seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams played in her 25th US Open. That’s a record that no woman or man currently playing comes close to matching. 

The 45-year-old former phenom first appeared in the US Open in 1997 as an unseeded 17-year-old. She went all the way to the finals before falling to Martina Hingis. Williams got her revenge on Hingis three years later in the 2000 US Open semifinals and went on to beat fellow American Lindsay Davenport for her second major singles championship. She successfully defended her title in 2001.

On the men’s side, Jimmy Connors has the most appearances during the Open Era, playing in 22 US Opens across three decades of play. He also won five of those tournaments, tying him with Pete Sampras and Roger Federer for the Open Era record.

Not every player on our list is a big name. American Amy Frazier never missed a US Open from 1987 to 2006, but never made it further than the quarterfinals. And German Philipp Kohlschreiber repeatedly made it to the fourth round but never cracked the final eight.

Most US Open Appearances in the Open Era (1968-current) – Women’s Singles

Here’s our list of the most US Open singles appearances by women and men, with data pulled from the US Open and Tennis X.

RankNameAppearancesYearsBest Finish
1Venus Williams251997-2002; 2004-05; 2007-20; 2022-23; 2025W (2000, 2001)
T-2Martina Navratilova211973-1993W (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987)
T-2Serena Williams211998-2002; 2004-09; 2011-16; 2018-20; 2022W (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014)
4Amy Frazier201987-2006QF (1995)
5Chris Evert191971-1989W (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982)

Most US Appearances in the Open Era – Men’s Singles

RankNameAppearancesYearsBest Finish
1Jimmy Connors221970-1989; 1991-1992W (1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983)
2Andre Agassi211986-2006W (1994, 1999)
3Feliciano López202002-2021QF (2015)
T-4Novak Djokovic192005-2016; 2018-2021; 2023-2025W (2011, 2015, 2018, 2023)
T-4Philipp Kohlschreiber192003-2021R4 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018)
T-4Richard Gasquet192005-2024 SF (2013)
T-4Roger Federer192000-2015; 2017-2019W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

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