US Open Champions and their backhands

[yellowoctopus]

Historically there is a larger pool of 1HBH Champions, but a trend of 2HBH Champions in the past 5 yrs.

1HBH
• 1968 Arthur Ashe
• 1969 Rod Laver
• 1970 Ken Rosewall
• 1971 Stan Smith
• 1972 Ilie Năstase
• 1973 John Newcombe
• 1975 Manuel Orantes
• 1977 Guillermo Vilas
• 1979 John McEnroe
• 1980 John McEnroe
• 1981 John McEnroe
• 1984 John McEnroe
• 1985 Ivan Lendl
• 1986 Ivan Lendl
• 1987 Ivan Lendl
• 1989 Boris Becker
• 1990 Pete Sampras
• 1991 Stefan Edberg
• 1992 Stefan Edberg
• 1993 Pete Sampras
• 1995 Pete Sampras
• 1996 Pete Sampras
• 1997 Patrick Rafter
• 1998 Patrick Rafter
• 2002 Pete Sampras
• 2004 Roger Federer
• 2005 Roger Federer
• 2006 Roger Federer
• 2007 Roger Federer
• 2008 Roger Federer


2HBH
• 1974 Jimmy Connors
• 1978 Jimmy Connors
• 1976 Jimmy Connors
• 1982 Jimmy Connors
• 1983 Jimmy Connors
• 1988 Mats Wilander
• 1994 Andre Agassi
• 2000 Marat Safin
• 2001 Lleyton Hewitt
• 1999 Andre Agassi
• 2003 Andy Roddick
• 2009 Juan Martín del Potro
• 2010 Rafael Nadal
• 2011 Novak Djokovic
• 2012 Andy Murray
• 2013 Rafael Nadal

 

[yellowoctopus]

Historically there is a larger pool of 1HBH Champions, but a trend of 2HBH Champions in the past 5 yrs.

Taken out the year of title.

1HBH
• Arthur Ashe
• Rod Laver
• Ken Rosewall
• Stan Smith
• Ilie Năstase
• John Newcombe
• Manuel Orantes
• Guillermo Vilas
• John McEnroe
• Ivan Lendl
• Boris Becker
• Pete Sampras
• Stefan Edberg
• Patrick Rafter
• Roger Federer

2HBH
• Jimmy Connors
• Mats Wilander
• Marat Safin
• Lleyton Hewitt
• Andre Agassi
• Andy Roddick
• Juan Martín del Potro
• Rafael Nadal
• Novak Djokovic
• Andy Murray

 

[FedExpress]

Interesting to note that with the exception of Connors, the most dominant US Open champions have pretty much all had 1HBHs.

 

[mike danny]

Interesting to note that with the exception of Connors, the most dominant US Open champions have pretty much all had 1HBHs.

I think most of the dominant champions of the open era had 1 HBH

 

[Edburger]

And Jimmy, he dominate while USO on clay.

 

[yellowoctopus]

...the most dominant US Open champions have pretty much all had 1HBHs.

Would it be fair to also add that they all utilize offensive style of play? It's a question because I am not familiar with the older folks....sorry