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The US Open saw nearly a number of tournament records broken in 2023.
Serbian Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the competition in the men's singles bracket, broke 11 records, with several extending beyond the record he set years prior. Djokovic won his No. 24 Grand Slam after defeating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
The women's singles division witnessed a remarkable achievement by American teen Coco Gauff, who etched her name in tennis history. Gauff's victory at the US Open made her the third American teenager in history to secure this coveted title in the Open Era.
Here's a list of each record broken at the US Open between men's, women's, and doubles. Each record refers to the statistics recorded during the Open Era, with data compiled by wettfreunde.net.
Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic won Australian Open despite playing with major hamstring tear
- Broke the record for the oldest male player to win the men's singles US Open in the Open Era. (36 years old)
- Extended his record for the most Grand Slam titles won in the Open Era for men. (24 titles)
- Broke his tie with Serena Williams for the most outright Grand Slam titles won amongst men and women. (24 titles)
- Extended his record for the most appearances in the US Open men's singles finals. (10 times)
- Became the first player of the Open Era to reach 10 singles finals in multiple Grand Slam events.
- Broke his tie with Roger Federer (Switzerland) for the most semifinal appearances in Grand Slams. (46 appearances)
- Extended his record for the most male singles match wins at the US Open in the Open Era. (88 wins)
- Made his No. 72 main draw appearance in a Grand Slam at the 2023 US Open, which extended his record for the second-most main draw appearances in Grand Slams in the Open Era.
- Became the third male player in the Open Era to win the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, and US Open in a calendar year.
- Acquired the record for the most three grand slam tournament wins in a calendar year. (4)
- Extended his record for the most minutes spent on the court in 2023 Grand Slam events. (77 hours, 4 minutes)
- Extended his record for the most converted break points of 2023 Grand Slam events. (140)
Novak Djokovic reacts to winning the US Open against Dani MedvedevWomen's Singles
Coco Gauff
- Became the third American teenager to win the women's singles at the US Open in the Open Era.
Venus Williams
- Broke the record for the most main draw appearances at the US Open in the Open era amongst both male and female players. (24)
Iga Swiatek
- Extended her record for the most matches won in 2023. (56)
Aryna Sabalenka
- Extended her record for the most minutes on the court of Grand Slam events in 2023. (41 hours, 18 minutes)
- Extended her record for the most aces in 2023 Grand Slam events. (144)
- Extended her record for the most unforced errors in 2023 Grand Slam events. (696)
Coco Gauff poses with the championship after winning the US OpenUS Open Doubles
- Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury (GB) became the first duo to win at the male doubles of the US Open three consecutive times (Open Era)
- Gabriela Dabrowski became the first player representing Canada ever to win the US Open female doubles.
- Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) and Harri Heliovaara (Finland) became the first players to win in mixed doubles at the US Open, representing Kazakhstan and Finland.