The last 25 US Open winners

The most recent edition of the US Open cemented Novak Djokovic's legacy even further on the men's side, while Flavia Pennetta took home the crown after Serena Williams was upset by Roberta Vinci in the semis. Djokovic took down the 2014 winner Marin Cilic in the semis and took care of Roger Federer in four sets to win his second US Open.

The 2014 US Open showcased a classic champion on the women’s side and a surprise winner on the men’s side. Serena Williams won her third straight and sixth overall US Open championship, while little-known Marin Čilić from Croatia defeated both Roger Federer and Kei Nishikori on his way to his first ever Grand Slam win.

In 2013, Serena Williams made it back-to-back US Open titles, while Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal won his second US Open. Nadal and Williams defeated Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka in the finals respectively.

Andy Murray upset defending US Open champion Novak Djokovic in five sets to be crowned US Open champion in 2012. On the women’s side, Serena Williams won her first US Open title since 2008 and fourth overall.

In 2011, Novak Djokovic and Samantha Stosur each took home their first US Open titles, defeating Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams in the finals respectively.

Rafael Nadal completed the career Grand Slam in 2010 with his US Open victory over Novak Djokovic in the finals. On the women’s side, Kim Clijsters won back-to-back titles, defeating Vera Zvonareva in straight sets.

The 2009 US Open saw Roger Federer’s era of dominance finally come to an end, as Argentinian Juan Martin del Porto defeated Federer in five sets in the finals to win his first and only Grand Slam title. Kim Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki to win her second US Open title on the women’s side.

Perhaps the two greatest ever competitors in men's and women’s tennis, Roger Federer and Serena Williams each won the 2008 US Open in dominating fashion. For Federer it was his fifth straight US Open championship, a feat that may never be repeated again in tennis history.

Roger Federer won his fourth straight US Open in 2007, while Justine Henin won here second career US Open title on the women’s side. Each player steamrolled through the competition, winning their final three matches all in straight sets.

It was another year and another US Open championship for Roger Federer in 2006. American Andy Roddick gave Federer a run for his money in the finals, but Federer managed pull off the victory in four sets. On the women’s side, Russian Maria Sharapova won her first ever US Open title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the finals.

The 2005 US Open represented a passing of the torch in tennis, as Roger Federer won back-to-back US Open titles, defeating American legend Andre Agassi in the finals. On the women’s side, Belgian born Kim Clijsters won her first of three career US Open titles.

The 2004 edition of the US Open saw Swiss born Roger Federer win his first of an incredible five straight US Open championships. Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia won her first and only US Open crown in the women’s bracket.

Justine Henin won her first of two US Open titles in 2003, defeating fellow Belgian born player Kim Clijsters in straight sets in the finals. On the men’s side, Andy Roddick won his first US Open title on his home turf, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets in the finals.

In a classic matchup the tennis world had witnessed for the past decade, Pete Sampras defeated rival Andre Agassi in his final ever career match in the 2002 US Open Finals. It was Sampras's fifth US Open title and 14th career Grand Slam win. Meanwhile on the women’s side, Serena Williams defeated her big sister and two-time defending champion Venus to win her second US Open crown.

The 2001 US Open saw an epic battle between sisters Venus and Serena Williams, in which big sister Venus came out on top to win her second straight US Open championship. While the Williams sisters dominated the women’s bracket, Australian Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras in straight sets to win his first ever Grand Slam event.

Venus Williams won her first ever US Open title in 2000, defeating fellow American Lindsay Davenport in straight sets in the finals. On the men’s side, Russian Marat Safin upset Pete Sampras in the finals to claim his first Grand Slam title victory.

Representatives of the old guard and new guard won in the finals of the 1999 US Open. Andre Agassi won his second title, while a 17-year-old Serena Williams won her fist Grand Slam title and began an era of dominance over the women’s division of tennis that continues to this day. With her win, Williams also became the first ever African-American woman to win a Grand Slam event.

Patrick Rafter successfully defended his US Open crown in 1998, defeating Pete Sampras in the semifinals and Mark Philippoussis in the finals of the competition. American Lindsay Davenport won her first and only US Open title on the women’s side, defeating defending champ Martina Hingis in the finals.

Ranked No. 1 in the world, Martina Hingis cruised through the competition on her way to winning the 1997 US Open title. The men’s bracket saw a surprise winner in Australian Patrick Rafter, who defeated Greg Rusedski in the finals.

The 1996 US Open gave us repeat champions on both the men’s and women’s side of the bracket. Pete Sampras took home his fourth overall US Open crown, while Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles in the finals to defend her title.

Steffi Graf won her second of three US Open championships in 1995, while Pete Sampras won his third career US Open title on the men’s side. Sampras defeated rival and defending champion Andre Agassi in the finals to claim the title.

One of the most popular tennis players in the world, Andre Agassi finally broke through at the Open, winning his first of two US Open titles. On the women's side, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario upset defending champion Steffi Graf in three sets.

The 1993 US Open represented the first of three times Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf took home the title in the same year. Coincidentally, it was also the second US Open championship for both Sampras and Graf in their careers.

In 1992, the US Open saw reigning champions defend their thrones. Stefan Edberg made it back-to-back US Open victories by delaying Pete Sampras's US Open title run, defeating Sampras in four sets. For Seles, she defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the finals to win her second straight US Open.

Before both winning the US Open in 1992, Stefan Edberg and Monica Seles took down legends to take home their first Open titles. Edberg defeated Jim Courier in straight sets in the finals to win his first US Open, while Seles took down Marina Navratilova in straight sets as well to claim her first US Open win.