US Open 2025 Winners | 08 Sep 2025
Why in News?
The 2025 US Open, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York from 18th August to 7th September 2025, concluded with major victories in singles and doubles categories.
- The US Open 2025 had a record prize money of $5 million for each singles champion, matching both men’s and women’s categories.
Key Points
- Men’s Singles Champion: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) defeated Jannik Sinner (Italy), earning his second US Open and sixth Grand Slam title overall.
- Women’s Singles Champion: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) triumphed over Amanda Anisimova (USA), defending her title and solidifying her position at the top of the WTA rankings.
- Men’s Doubles Champions: Marcel Granollers (Spain) and Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) clinched the title by defeating Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski (United Kingdom) in the final.
- Women’s Doubles Champions: Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) and Erin Routliffe (New Zealand) won against Kateřina Siniaková (Czech Republic) and Taylor Townsend (USA).
- Mixed Doubles Champions: Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori (Italy) won the mixed doubles crown by defeating Iga Świątek (Poland) and Casper Ruud (Norway).
Grand Slam
- It refers to winning all 4 major tennis championships in the same calendar season - Australia, France, Britain (Wimbledon), and the US.
- This feat has been achieved 6 times by 5 different players.
- Don Budge is the first player to achieve the Grand Slam in tennis, winning all four major championships in a single year in 1938.