List of US Open men's doubles champions

The inaugural doubles tournament, in 1881, was reserved for United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) club members and was won by Clarence Clark and Frederick Winslow Taylor.^[1] The following year, 1882, the championships opened to international competitors. Between 1890 and 1906 sectional tournaments were held in the east and the west of the country to determine the best two doubles teams, which competed in a play-off in Newport to see who would play the defending champions in the challenge round. The challenge system was abolished in 1920.^[2] The doubles event was held in various locations; Newport (1881–1914), Forest Hills (1915–1916, 1942–1945, 1968–1977), Longwood (1917–1933, 1935–1941, 1946–1967) and Germantown, Philadelphia (1934) before it settled in 1978 at the USTA National Tennis Center, now the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in New York City.

Champions

Richard Sears won six doubles titles (1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886 and 1887)

The English brothers Lawrence and Reginald Doherty won the Men's Doubles in 1902 and 1903.

Holcombe Ward won six doubles titles. Three with Dwight Davis and three with Beals Wright

The following pairings won the U.S. Open tennis championship, or its predecessor United States National tennis championship, in Men's Doubles.

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1881	Clarence Clark Frederick Winslow Taylor	Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur E. Newbold	6–5, 6–4, 6–5
1882	Richard Sears James Dwight	Crawford Nightingale G. M. Smith	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1883	Richard Sears James Dwight	Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur E. Newbold	6–0, 6–2, 6–2
1884	Richard Sears James Dwight	Alexander Van Rensselaer Walter Van Rensselaer Berry	6–4, 6–1, 8–10, 6–4
1885	Richard Sears Joseph Clark	Henry Slocum Wallace P. Knapp	6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1886	Richard Sears James Dwight	Howard Taylor Godfrey Brinley	7–5, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
1887	Richard Sears James Dwight	Howard Taylor Henry Slocum	6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
1888	Oliver Campbell Valentine Hall	Clarence Hobart Edward MacMullen	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1889	Henry Slocum Howard Taylor	Valentine Hall Oliver Campbell	6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1890	Valentine Hall Clarence Hobart	Charles Carver John Ryerson	6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1891	Oliver Campbell Bob Huntington	Valentine Hall Clarence Hobart	6–3, 6–4, 8–6
1892	Oliver Campbell Bob Huntington	Valentine Hall Edward L. Hall	6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1893	Clarence Hobart Fred Hovey	Oliver Campbell Bob Huntington	6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1894	Clarence Hobart Fred Hovey	Carr Neel Sam Neel	6–3, 8–6, 6–1
1895	Malcolm Chace Robert Wrenn	Clarence Hobart Fred Hovey	7–5, 6–1, 8–6
1896	Carr Neel Sam Neel	Robert Wrenn Malcolm Chace	6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
1897	Leo Ware George Sheldon	Harold Mahony Harold Nisbet	11–13, 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–1
1898	Leo Ware George Sheldon	Holcombe Ward Dwight F. Davis	1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1899	Holcombe Ward Dwight F. Davis	Leo Ware George Sheldon	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1900	Holcombe Ward Dwight F. Davis	Fred Alexander Raymond Little	6–4, 9–7, 12–10
1901	Holcombe Ward Dwight F. Davis	Leo Ware Beals Wright	6–3, 9–7, 6–1
1902	Reggie Doherty Laurie Doherty	Holcombe Ward Dwight F. Davis	11–9, 12–10, 6–4
1903	Reggie Doherty Laurie Doherty	Kreigh Collins L. Harry Waidner	7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1904	Holcombe Ward Beals Wright	Kreigh Collins Raymond Little	1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1905	Holcombe Ward Beals Wright	Fred Alexander Harold Hackett	6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1906	Holcombe Ward Beals Wright	Fred Alexander Harold Hackett	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1907	Fred Alexander Harold Hackett	Nat Thornton Bryan M. Grant	6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1908	Fred Alexander Harold Hackett	Raymond Little Beals Wright	6–1, 7–5, 6–2
1909	Fred Alexander Harold Hackett	Maurice McLoughlin George Janes	6–4, 6–4, 6–0
1910	Fred Alexander Harold Hackett	Tom Bundy Trowbridge Hendrick	6–1, 8–6, 6–3
1911	Raymond Little Gus Touchard	Fred Alexander Harold Hackett	7–5, 13–15, 6–2, 6–4
1912	Maurice McLoughlin Tom Bundy	Raymond Little Gus Touchard	3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5
1913	Maurice McLoughlin Tom Bundy	John Strachan Clarence Griffin	6–4, 7–5, 6–1
1914	Maurice McLoughlin Tom Bundy	George Church Dean Mathey	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1915	Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston	Maurice McLoughlin Tom Bundy	2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1916	Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston	Maurice McLoughlin Ward Dawson	6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1917	Fred Alexander Harold Throckmorton	Harry Johnson Irving Wright	11–9, 6–4, 6–4
1918	Vincent Richards Bill Tilden	Fred Alexander Beals Wright	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2
1919	Norman Brookes Gerald Patterson	Vincent Richards Bill Tilden	8–6, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2
1920	Clarence Griffin Bill Johnston	Willis E. Davis Roland Roberts	6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1921	Vincent Richards Bill Tilden	Watson Washburn R. Norris Williams	13–11, 12–10, 6–1
1922	Vincent Richards Bill Tilden	Pat O'Hara Wood Gerald Patterson	4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1923	Brian Norton Bill Tilden	Watson Washburn R. Norris Williams	3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
1924	Howard Kinsey Robert Kinsey	Pat O'Hara Wood Gerald Patterson	7–5, 5–7, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4
1925	Vincent Richards R. Norris Williams	John Hawkes Gerald Patterson	6–2, 8–10, 6–4, 11–9
1926	Vincent Richards R. Norris Williams	Alfred Chapin Bill Tilden	6–4, 6–8, 11–9, 6–3
1927	Frank Hunter Bill Tilden	Bill Johnston R. Norris Williams	10–8, 6–3, 6–3
1928	George Lott John F. Hennessey	Gerald Patterson John Hawkes	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1929	George Lott John Doeg	Berkeley Bell Lewis White	10–8, 1–6, 6–4, 6–1
1930	George Lott John Doeg	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	8–6, 6–3, 3–6, 13–15, 6–4
1931	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	Gregory Mangin Berkeley Bell	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1932	Ellsworth Vines Keith Gledhill	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1933	George Lott Lester Stoefen	Frank Shields Frank Parker	11–13, 9–7, 9–7, 6–3
1934	George Lott Lester Stoefen	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	6–4, 9–7, 3–6, 6–4
1935	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	Don Budge Gene Mako	6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1
1936	Don Budge Gene Mako	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1937	Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel	Don Budge Gene Mako	6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1938	Don Budge Gene Mako	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1939	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	John Crawford Harry Hopman	8–6, 6–1, 6–4
1940	Jack Kramer Ted Schroeder	Gardnar Mulloy Henry Prusoff	6–4, 8–6, 9–7
1941	Jack Kramer Ted Schroeder	Gardnar Mulloy Wayne Sabin	9–7, 6–4, 6–2
1942	Gardnar Mulloy Bill Talbert	Ted Schroeder Sidney Wood	9–7, 7–5, 6–1
1943	Jack Kramer Frank Parker	David Freeman Bill Talbert	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1944	Robert Falkenburg Don McNeill	Francisco Segura Bill Talbert	7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1945	Gardnar Mulloy Bill Talbert	Robert Falkenburg Jack Tuero	12–10, 8–10, 12–10, 6–2
1946	Gardnar Mulloy Bill Talbert	Don McNeill Frank Guernsey	3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 20–18
1947	Jack Kramer Ted Schroeder	William Talbert Bill Sidwell	6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1948	Gardnar Mulloy Bill Talbert	Frank Parker Ted Schroeder	1–6, 9–7, 6–3, 3–6, 9–7
1949	John Bromwich Bill Sidwell	Frank Sedgman George Worthington	6–4, 6–0, 6–1
1950	John Bromwich Frank Sedgman	Gardnar Mulloy Bill Talbert	7–5, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1
1951	Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman	Don Candy Mervyn Rose	10–8, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1952	Mervyn Rose Vic Seixas	Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman	3–6, 10–8, 10–8, 6–8, 8–6
1953	Rex Hartwig Mervyn Rose	Gardnar Mulloy Bill Talbert	6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1954	Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	3–6, 6–4, 8–6, 6–3
1955	Kosei Kamo Atsushi Miyagi	Gerald Moss Bill Quillian	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 6–4
1956	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	Ham Richardson Vic Seixas	6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1957	Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser	Gardnar Mulloy Budge Patty	4–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–3
1958	Alex Olmedo Ham Richardson	Sam Giammalva Barry MacKay	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1959	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	Alex Olmedo Earl Buchholz	3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
1960	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	Rod Laver Bob Mark	9–7, 6–2, 6–4
1961	Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston	Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox	6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 13–11
1962	Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox	Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston	6–4, 10–12, 1–6, 9–7, 6–3
1963	Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston	Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox	9–7, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9
1964	Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston	Mike Sangster Graham Stilwell	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1965	Roy Emerson Fred Stolle	Frank Froehling Charles Pasarell	6–4, 10–12, 7–5, 7–3
1966	Roy Emerson Fred Stolle	Clark Graebner Dennis Ralston	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1967	John Newcombe Tony Roche	Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson	6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 6–3
↓ Open Era ↓
1968	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	Arthur Ashe Andrés Gimeno	11–9, 6–1, 7–5
1969	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	Charles Pasarell Dennis Ralston	2–6, 7–5, 13–11, 6–3
1970	Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6
1971	John Newcombe Roger Taylor	Stan Smith Erik van Dillen	6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6
1972	Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor	Owen Davidson John Newcombe	6–4, 7–6, 6–3
1973	Owen Davidson John Newcombe	Rod Laver Kenneth Rosewall	7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
1974	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	6–3, 6–3
1975	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6–4, 7–6
1976	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	6–4, 6–0
1977	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–4, 6–0
1978	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	1–6, 7–5, 6–3
1979	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	6–2, 6–4
1980	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1981	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara	Walkover
1982	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	Victor Amaya Hank Pfister	6–2, 6–7, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
1983	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	Fritz Buehning Van Winitsky	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1984	John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	7–6, 6–3, 6–3
1985	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	Henri Leconte Yannick Noah	6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–0
1986	Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1987	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	7–6, 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 7–6
1988	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	Walkover
1989	John McEnroe Mark Woodforde	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1990	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	Paul Annacone David Wheaton	6–2, 7–6, 6–2
1991	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	Scott Davis David Pate	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1992	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	Rick Leach Kelly Jones	3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3
1993	Ken Flach Rick Leach	Martin Damm Karel Nováček	6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1994	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6–3, 8–6
1995	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle	6–3, 6–3
1996	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	4–6, 7–6, 7–6
1997	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	7–6, 6–3
1998	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1999	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	7–6, 6–4
2000	Lleyton Hewitt Max Mirnyi	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	6–4, 5–7, 7–6
2001	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	Donald Johnson Jared Palmer	7–6, 6–2, 6–3
2002	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2003	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	5–7, 6–0, 7–5
2004	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	Leander Paes David Rikl	6–3, 6–3
2005	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi	6–1, 6–4
2006	Martin Damm Leander Paes	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
2007	Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle	Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner	7–5, 6–4
2008	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(12–10)
2009	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
2010	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–4)
2011	Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	6–2, 6–2
2012	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	6–3, 6–4
2013	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	Alexander Peya Bruno Soares	6–1, 6–3
2014	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Marcel Granollers Marc López	6–3, 6–4
2015	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	Jamie Murray John Peers	6–4, 6–4

Statistics

Multiple champions

Player	Amateur Era	Open Era	All-time	Years
Sears, RichardRichard Sears (USA)	6	0	6	1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
Ward, HolcombeHolcombe Ward (USA)	6	0	6	1899, 1900, 1901, 1904, 1905, 1906
Dwight, JamesJames Dwight (USA)	5	0	5	1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887
Alexander, FredFred Alexander (USA)	5	0	5	1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1917
Tilden, BillBill Tilden (USA)	5	0	5	1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1927
Richards, VincentVincent Richards (USA)	5	0	5	1918, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926
Lott, GeorgeGeorge Lott (USA)	5	0	5	1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934
Bryan, BobBob Bryan (USA)	0	5	5	2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Bryan, MikeMike Bryan (USA)	0	5	5	2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Hackett, HaroldHarold Hackett (USA)	4	0	4	1907, 1908, 1909, 1910
Kramer, JackJack Kramer (USA)	4	0	4	1940, 1941, 1943, 1947
Mulloy, GardnarGardnar Mulloy (USA)	4	0	4	1942, 1945, 1946, 1948
Talbert, BillBill Talbert (USA)	4	0	4	1942, 1945, 1946, 1948
Emerson, RoyRoy Emerson (AUS)	4	0	4	1959, 1960 1965, 1966
Lutz, BobBob Lutz (USA)	0	4	4	1968, 1974, 1978, 1980
Smith, StanStan Smith (USA)	0	4	4	1968, 1974, 1978, 1980
McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe (USA)	0	4	4	1979, 1981, 1983, 1989
Campbell, OliverOliver Campbell (USA)	3	0	3	1888, 1891, 1892
Hobart, ClarenceClarence Hobart (USA)	3	0	3	1890, 1893, 1894
Wright, BealsBeals Wright (USA)	3	0	3	1904, 1905, 1906
McLoughlin, MauriceMaurice McLoughlin (USA)	3	0	3	1912, 1913, 1914
Bundy, TomTom Bundy (USA)	3	0	3	1912, 1913, 1914
Griffin, ClarenceClarence Griffin (USA)	3	0	3	1915, 1916, 1920
Schroeder, TedTed Schroeder (USA)	3	0	3	1940, 1941, 1947
Fraser, NealeNeale Fraser (AUS)	3	0	3	1957, 1959, 1960
McKinley, ChuckChuck McKinley (USA)	3	0	3	1961, 1963, 1964
Ralston, DennisDennis Ralston (USA)	3	0	3	1961, 1963, 1964
Stolle, FredFred Stolle (AUS)	2	1	3	1965, 1966, 1968
Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe (AUS)	1	2	3	1967, 1971, 1973
Fleming, PeterPeter Fleming (USA)	0	3	3	1979, 1981, 1983
Woodforde, MarkMark Woodforde (AUS)	0	3	3	1989, 1995, 1996
Woodbridge, ToddTodd Woodbridge (AUS)	0	3	3	1995, 1996, 2003
Paes, LeanderLeander Paes (IND)	0	3	3	2006, 2009, 2013

See also

U.S. Open other competitions

• List of US Open men's singles champions
• List of US Open women's singles champions
• List of US Open women's doubles champions
• List of US Open mixed doubles champions

Grand Slam men's doubles

• List of Australian Open men's doubles champions
• List of French Open men's doubles champions
• List of Wimbledon gentlemen's doubles champions

References

1. "Playing Lawn-Tennis At Newport". The New York Times. September 5, 1881.
2. Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 332. ISBN 0047960426.

External links

• List of US Open Men's Doubles Champions
• US Open Doubles Records