The modern era of the tournament is from 1968 to the present. Over that time, we have seen a number of the sport’s legends put on a show at this event. On the men’s side, there’s a three-way tie for most titles with five, shared by Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. John McEnroe and Rafael Nadal are tied for second with four wins each. For the women, Serena Williams and Chris Evert are tied atop the leaderboard with six US Open championships. Steffi Graf is next up with five.