Since the dawn of the Open Era in 1968, the US Open women’s doubles tournament has been defined by the brilliance of American partnerships. From Billie Jean King’s trailblazing triumphs with Rosemary Casals to the commanding runs of Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver, U.S. duos set the standard for excellence in doubles on the hard courts of Flushing Meadows.
The tradition continued through the decades: Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith in the early 1980s, the legendary Williams sisters who powered their way to multiple titles, and modern talents like Liezel Huber, Lisa Raymond, and Bethanie Mattek-Sands who carried the torch with resilience and flair. Few events have showcased the depth of American tennis better than women’s doubles in New York, where homegrown teams often thrived under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
This comprehensive list celebrates every US Open women’s doubles final from 1968 through 2024, highlighting champions, runners-up, and scorelines. It’s a journey through more than five decades of teamwork, rivalries, and unforgettable moments — with American players at the very heart of the story.
All US Open Women’s Doubles Finals – Champions & Set Scores – since 1968
Year | Champions | Runners-up | 1st Set | 2nd Set | 3rd Set |
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1968 | Maria Bueno [BRA] / Margaret Court [AUS] | Rosemary Casals [USA] / Billie Jean King [USA] | 4–6 | 9–7 | 8–6 |
1969 | Françoise Dürr [FRA] / Darlene Hard [USA] | Margaret Court [AUS] / Virginia Wade [GBR] | 0–6 | 6–3 | 6–4 |
1970 | Margaret Court [AUS] / Judy Tegart-Dalton [AUS] | Rosemary Casals [USA] / Virginia Wade [GBR] | 6–3 | 6–4 | – |
1971 | Rosemary Casals [USA] / Judy Tegart-Dalton [AUS] | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau [FRA] / Françoise Dürr [FRA] | 6–3 | 6–3 | – |
1972 | Françoise Dürr [FRA] / Betty Stöve [NED] | Margaret Court [AUS] / Virginia Wade [GBR] | 6–3 | 1–6 | 6–3 |
1973 | Margaret Court [AUS] / Virginia Wade [GBR] | Rosemary Casals [USA] / Billie Jean King [USA] | 3–6 | 6–3 | 7–5 |
1974 | Rosemary Casals [USA] / Billie Jean King [USA] | Françoise Dürr [FRA] / Betty Stöve [NED] | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–4 |
1975 | Margaret Court [AUS] / Virginia Wade [GBR] | Rosemary Casals [USA] / Billie Jean King [USA] | 7–5 | 2–6 | 7–6 |
1976 | Delina Boshoff [RSA] / Ilana Kloss [RSA] | Olga Morozova [URS] / Virginia Wade [GBR] | 6–1 | 6–4 | – |
1977 | Martina Navratilova [USA] / Betty Stöve [NED] | Renée Richards [USA] / Betty Ann Grubb Stuart [USA] | 6–1 | 7–6 | – |
1978 | Billie Jean King [USA] / Martina Navratilova [USA] | Kerry Melville Reid [AUS] / Wendy Turnbull [AUS] | 7–6 | 6–4 | – |
1979 | Betty Stöve [NED] / Wendy Turnbull [AUS] | Billie Jean King [USA] / Martina Navratilova [USA] | 6–4 | 6–3 | – |
1980 | Billie Jean King [USA] / Martina Navratilova [USA] | Pam Shriver [USA] / Betty Stöve [NED] | 7–6 | 7–5 | – |
1981 | Kathy Jordan [USA] / Anne Smith [USA] | Rosemary Casals [USA] / Wendy Turnbull [AUS] | 6–3 | 6–3 | – |
1982 | Rosemary Casals [USA] / Wendy Turnbull [AUS] | Barbara Potter [USA] / Sharon Walsh [USA] | 6–4 | 6–4 | – |
1983 | Martina Navratilova [USA] / Pam Shriver [USA] | Rosalyn Fairbank [RSA] / Candy Reynolds [USA] | 6–7 | 6–1 | 6–3 |
1984 | Martina Navratilova [USA] / Pam Shriver [USA] | Anne Hobbs [GBR] / Wendy Turnbull [AUS] | 6–2 | 6–4 | – |
1985 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch [FRG] / Helena Suková [TCH] | Martina Navratilova [USA] / Pam Shriver [USA] | 6–7 | 6–2 | 6–3 |
1986 | Martina Navratilova [USA] / Pam Shriver [USA] | Hana Mandlíková [TCH] / Wendy Turnbull [AUS] | 6–4 | 3–6 | 6–3 |
1987 | Martina Navratilova [USA] / Pam Shriver [USA] | Kathy Jordan [USA] / Elizabeth Smylie [AUS] | 5–7 | 6–4 | 6–2 |
1988 | Gigi Fernández [USA] / Robin White [USA] | Patty Fendick [USA] / Jill Hetherington [CAN] | 6–4 | 6–1 | – |
1989 | Hana Mandlíková [AUS] / Martina Navratilova [USA] | Mary Joe Fernández [USA] / Pam Shriver [USA] | 5–7 | 6–4 | 6–4 |
1990 | Gigi Fernández [USA] / Martina Navratilova [USA] | Jana Novotná [TCH] / Helena Suková [TCH] | 6–2 | 6–4 | – |
1991 | Pam Shriver [USA] / Natalia Zvereva [URS] | Jana Novotná [TCH] / Larisa Savchenko-Neiland [URS] | 6–4 | 4–6 | 7–6 |
1992 | Gigi Fernández [USA] / Natalia Zvereva [CIS] | Jana Novotná [CZE] / Larisa Neiland [LAT] | 7–6 | 6–1 | – |
1993 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario [ESP] / Helena Suková [CZE] | Amanda Coetzer [RSA] / Inés Gorrochategui [ARG] | 6–4 | 6–2 | – |
1994 | Jana Novotná [CZE] / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario [ESP] | Katerina Maleeva [BUL] / Robin White [USA] | 6–3 | 6–3 | – |
1995 | Gigi Fernández [USA] / Natalia Zvereva [BLR] | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy [NED] / Rennae Stubbs [AUS] | 7–5 | 6–3 | – |
1996 | Gigi Fernández [USA] / Natalia Zvereva [BLR] | Jana Novotná [CZE] / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario [ESP] | 1–6 | 6–1 | 6–4 |
1997 | Lindsay Davenport [USA] / Jana Novotná [CZE] | Gigi Fernández [USA] / Natalia Zvereva [BLR] | 6–3 | 6–4 | – |
1998 | Martina Hingis [SUI] / Jana Novotná [CZE] | Lindsay Davenport [USA] / Natalia Zvereva [BLR] | 6–3 | 6–3 | – |
1999 | Serena Williams [USA] / Venus Williams [USA] | Chanda Rubin [USA] / Sandrine Testud [FRA] | 4–6 | 6–1 | 6–4 |
2000 | Julie Halard-Decugis [FRA] / Ai Sugiyama [JPN] | Cara Black [ZIM] / Elena Likhovtseva [RUS] | 6–0 | 1–6 | 6–1 |
2001 | Lisa Raymond [USA] / Rennae Stubbs [AUS] | Kimberly Po-Messerli [USA] / Nathalie Tauziat [FRA] | 6–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 |
2002 | Virginia Ruano Pascual [ESP] / Paola Suárez [ARG] | Elena Dementieva [RUS] / Janette Husárová [SVK] | 6–2 | 6–1 | – |
2003 | Virginia Ruano Pascual [ESP] / Paola Suárez [ARG] | Svetlana Kuznetsova [RUS] / Martina Navratilova [USA] | 6–2 | 6–2 | – |
2004 | Virginia Ruano Pascual [ESP] / Paola Suárez [ARG] | Svetlana Kuznetsova [RUS] / Elena Likhovtseva [RUS] | 6–4 | 7–5 | – |
2005 | Lisa Raymond [USA] / Samantha Stosur [AUS] | Elena Dementieva [RUS] / Flavia Pennetta [ITA] | 6–2 | 5–7 | 6–3 |
2006 | Nathalie Dechy [FRA] / Vera Zvonareva [RUS] | Dinara Safina [RUS] / Katarina Srebotnik [SLO] | 7–6 | 7–5 | – |
2007 | Nathalie Dechy [FRA] / Dinara Safina [RUS] | Chan Yung-jan [TPE] / Chuang Chia-jung [TPE] | 6–4 | 6–2 | – |
2008 | Cara Black [ZIM] / Liezel Huber [USA] | Lisa Raymond [USA] / Samantha Stosur [AUS] | 6–3 | 7–6(8–6) | – |
2009 | Serena Williams [USA] / Venus Williams [USA] | Cara Black [ZIM] / Liezel Huber [USA] | 6–2 | 6–2 | – |
2010 | Vania King [USA] / Yaroslava Shvedova [KAZ] | Liezel Huber [USA] / Nadia Petrova [RUS] | 2–6 | 6–4 | 7–6(7–4) |
2011 | Liezel Huber [USA] / Lisa Raymond [USA] | Vania King [USA] / Yaroslava Shvedova [KAZ] | 4–6 | 7–6(7–5) | 7–6(7–3) |
2012 | Sara Errani [ITA] / Roberta Vinci [ITA] | Andrea Hlaváčková [CZE] / Lucie Hradecká [CZE] | 6–4 | 6–2 | – |
2013 | Andrea Hlaváčková [CZE] / Lucie Hradecká [CZE] | Ashleigh Barty [AUS] / Casey Dellacqua [AUS] | 6–7(4–7) | 6–1 | 6–4 |
2014 | Ekaterina Makarova [RUS] / Elena Vesnina [RUS] | Martina Hingis [SUI] / Flavia Pennetta [ITA] | 2–6 | 6–3 | 6–2 |
2015 | Martina Hingis [SUI] / Sania Mirza [IND] | Casey Dellacqua [AUS] / Yaroslava Shvedova [KAZ] | 6–3 | 6–3 | – |
2016 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands [USA] / Lucie Šafářová [CZE] | Caroline Garcia [FRA] / Kristina Mladenovic [FRA] | 2–6 | 7–6(7–5) | 6–4 |
2017 | Chan Yung-jan [TPE] / Martina Hingis [SUI] | Lucie Hradecká [CZE] / Kateřina Siniaková [CZE] | 6–3 | 6–2 | – |
2018 | Ashleigh Barty [AUS] / CoCo Vandeweghe [USA] | Tímea Babos [HUN] / Kristina Mladenovic [FRA] | 3–6 | 7–6(7–2) | 7–6(8–6) |
2019 | Elise Mertens [BEL] / Aryna Sabalenka [BLR] | Ashleigh Barty [AUS] / Victoria Azarenka [BLR] | 7–5 | 7–5 | – |
2020 | Laura Siegemund [GER] / Vera Zvonareva [RUS] | Nicole Melichar [USA] / Xu Yifan [CHN] | 6–4 | 6–4 | – |
2021 | Samantha Stosur [AUS] / Zhang Shuai [CHN] | Coco Gauff [USA] / Caty McNally [USA] | 6–3 | 3–6 | 6–3 |
2022 | Barbora Krejčíková [CZE] / Kateřina Siniaková [CZE] | Caty McNally [USA] / Taylor Townsend [USA] | 3–6 | 7–5 | 6–1 |
2023 | Gabriela Dabrowski [CAN] / Erin Routliffe [NZL] | Laura Siegemund [GER] / Vera Zvonareva [RUS] | 7–6(11–9) | 6–3 | – |
2024 | Lyudmyla Kichenok [UKR] / Jeļena Ostapenko [LAT] | Kristina Mladenovic [FRA] / Zhang Shuai [CHN] | 6–4 | 6–3 | – |