Players with the Most Finals Lost in the US Open in Men's Singles
Stats of the players that participated in final matches in the US Open, including the full list of finalists ordered from those who lost the most to those who didn't lost any finals of men's singles in this tennis Grand Slam tournament.
Which player has lost the most men's singles finals?
Bill Johnston and Novak Djokovic are the players with the most finals lost in the history of the US Open, having been the lossers 6 times each in this kind of matches. That means that each of them have been the player that lost in the 4.1% of a total of 145 finals.
Men's Singles
Most Finals Lost
6 finals
2 players
Bill Johnston and Novak Djokovic
A total of 129 players were part, at least once, in one of the 145 men's singles finals disputed in the US Open. Most of them (99), lost at least once, 26 of them lost 2 or more times and 3 of them lost 5 finals or more. Here you can see the full list of these players ordered by finals lost.
Full List - Players with the Most Finals Lost
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| Player | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | |
| 1. | Bill Johnston | 6 | 1916, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 | 4.1% | 8 | 2 | 25.0% |
| Novak Djokovic | 6 | 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2021 | 4.1% | 10 | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 3. | Ivan Lendl | 5 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989 | 3.4% | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
| 4. | Björn Borg | 4 | 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981 | 2.8% | 4 | - | 0.0% |
| Andre Agassi | 4 | 1990, 1995, 2002, 2005 | 2.8% | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 6. | Frederick Hovey | 3 | 1892, 1893, 1896 | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Beals Wright | 3 | 1901, 1906, 1908 | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | |
| Maurice McLoughlin | 3 | 1911, 1914, 1915 | 2.1% | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | |
| Pete Sampras | 3 | 1992, 2000, 2001 | 2.1% | 8 | 5 | 62.5% | |
| Bill Tilden | 3 | 1918, 1919, 1927 | 2.1% | 10 | 7 | 70.0% |
| Player | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | |
| 11. | Frank Hunter | 2 | 1928, 1929 | 1.4% | 2 | - | 0.0% |
| Wallace Johnson | 2 | 1912, 1921 | 1.4% | 2 | - | 0.0% | |
| Jan Kodeš | 2 | 1971, 1973 | 1.4% | 2 | - | 0.0% | |
| Tony Roche | 2 | 1969, 1970 | 1.4% | 2 | - | 0.0% | |
| Bill Talbert | 2 | 1944, 1945 | 1.4% | 2 | - | 0.0% | |
| Howard Taylor | 2 | 1884, 1888 | 1.4% | 2 | - | 0.0% | |
| William Clothier | 2 | 1904, 1909 | 1.4% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | |
| Daniil Medvedev | 2 | 2019, 2023 | 1.4% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | |
| Vic Seixas | 2 | 1951, 1953 | 1.4% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | |
| Rod Laver | 2 | 1960, 1961 | 1.4% | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | |
| Frank Parker | 2 | 1942, 1947 | 1.4% | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | |
| Ken Rosewall | 2 | 1955, 1974 | 1.4% | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | |
| Henry Slocum | 2 | 1887, 1890 | 1.4% | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | |
| Jimmy Connors | 2 | 1975, 1977 | 1.4% | 7 | 5 | 71.4% | |
| Roger Federer | 2 | 2009, 2015 | 1.4% | 7 | 5 | 71.4% | |
| William Larned | 2 | 1900, 1903 | 1.4% | 9 | 7 | 77.8% |
| Player | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | |
| 27. | Kevin Anderson | 1 | 2017 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% |
| Jean Borotra | 1 | 1926 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Godfrey Brinley | 1 | 1885 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Tom Brown | 1 | 1946 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Tom Bundy | 1 | 1910 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Michael Chang | 1 | 1996 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Clarence Clark | 1 | 1882 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Jim Courier | 1 | 1991 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Jack Crawford | 1 | 1933 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Dwight Davis | 1 | 1898 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Reginald Doherty | 1 | 1902 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Cliff Drysdale | 1 | 1965 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| James Dwight | 1 | 1883 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Wilberforce Eaves | 1 | 1897 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | 1 | 2003 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Herbert Flam | 1 | 1950 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Taylor Fritz | 1 | 2024 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Frank Froehling | 1 | 1963 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 1 | 1979 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| William Glyn | 1 | 1881 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Manliffe Goodbody | 1 | 1894 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Clark Graebner | 1 | 1967 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Rex Hartwig | 1 | 1954 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Lew Hoad | 1 | 1956 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Clarence Hobart | 1 | 1891 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Frank Kovacs | 1 | 1941 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Robert LeRoy | 1 | 1907 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Robert Livingston Beeckman | 1 | 1886 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| George Lott | 1 | 1931 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Gene Mako | 1 | 1938 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Todd Martin | 1 | 1999 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Miloslav Mecir | 1 | 1986 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Gardnar Mulloy | 1 | 1952 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Nathaniel Niles | 1 | 1917 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Kei Nishikori | 1 | 2014 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Tom Okker | 1 | 1968 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Alex Olmedo | 1 | 1959 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Jahial Parmly Paret | 1 | 1899 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Mark Philippoussis | 1 | 1998 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Cédric Pioline | 1 | 1993 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Greg Rusedski | 1 | 1997 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Casper Ruud | 1 | 2022 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Quincy Shaw | 1 | 1889 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Frank Shields | 1 | 1930 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Michael Stich | 1 | 1994 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Eric Sturgess | 1 | 1948 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Welby Van Horn | 1 | 1939 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Sidney Wood | 1 | 1935 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Alexander Zverev | 1 | 2020 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Gottfried von Cramm | 1 | 1937 | 0.7% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Wilmer Allison | 1 | 1934 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Malcolm Anderson | 1 | 1958 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Arthur Ashe | 1 | 1972 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Henri Cochet | 1 | 1932 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Ashley Cooper | 1 | 1957 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Lleyton Hewitt | 1 | 2004 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Andy Murray | 1 | 2008 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Andy Roddick | 1 | 2006 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Ted Schroeder | 1 | 1949 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Jannik Sinner | 1 | 2025 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Fred Stolle | 1 | 1964 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Holcombe Ward | 1 | 1905 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Mats Wilander | 1 | 1987 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Juan Martín del Potro | 1 | 2018 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Don Budge | 1 | 1936 | 0.7% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | |
| Roy Emerson | 1 | 1962 | 0.7% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | |
| Jack Kramer | 1 | 1943 | 0.7% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | |
| John Newcombe | 1 | 1966 | 0.7% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | |
| Richard Norris Williams | 1 | 1913 | 0.7% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | |
| Bobby Riggs | 1 | 1940 | 0.7% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | |
| John McEnroe | 1 | 1985 | 0.7% | 5 | 4 | 80.0% | |
| Rafael Nadal | 1 | 2011 | 0.7% | 5 | 4 | 80.0% | |
| Robert Wrenn | 1 | 1895 | 0.7% | 5 | 4 | 80.0% |
| Player | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | |
| 100. | Carlos Alcaraz | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Boris Becker | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Oliver Campbell | 0 | - | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | |
| Marin Cilic | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| John Doeg | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Laurence Doherty | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Stefan Edberg | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
| Neale Fraser | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
| Pancho Gonzales | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
| Joseph Hunt | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| René Lacoste | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
| Arthur Larsen | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Don McNeill | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Robert Lindley Murray | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
| Ilie Nastase | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Manuel Orantes | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Rafael Osuna | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Fred Perry | 0 | - | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | |
| Patrick Rafter | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
| Marat Safin | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Manuel Santana | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Richard Sears | 0 | - | 0.0% | 7 | 7 | 100.0% | |
| Frank Sedgman | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
| Stan Smith | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Dominic Thiem | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Tony Trabert | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
| Guillermo Vilas | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Ellsworth Vines | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
| Stan Wawrinka | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Malcolm Whitman | 0 | - | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |