Daftar juara tunggal putra Malaysia Terbuka
Finalis

|  Era Amatir |
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| Tahun | Negara | Juara | Negara | Runner-up | Skor |
| 1937 |  MAS | A. S. Samuel |  SGP | Seah Eng Hee | 15–1, 13–18, 18-13 |
| 1938 |  SGP | Tan Chong Tee |  SGP | Wong Peng Soon | 15–2, 9–15, 15–11 |
| 1939 |  SGP | Seah Eng Hee |  SGP | Tan Chong Tee | 15–8, 17–15 |
| 1940 |  SGP | Wong Peng Soon |  MAS | Ooi Teik Hock | 15–1, 15–7 |
| 1941 |  SGP | Wong Peng Soon |  SGP | S. A. Durai | 15–3, 15–3 |
1942: Tidak ada kompetisi (akibat Perang Dunia II)
1943: Tidak ada kompetisi (akibat Perang Dunia II)
1944: Tidak ada kompetisi (akibat Perang Dunia II)
1945: Tidak ada kompetisi (akibat Perang Dunia II)
1946: Tidak ada kompetisi (akibat Perang Dunia II)
| 1947 |  SGP | Wong Peng Soon |  MAS | Lim Kee Fong | 15–8, 15–12 |
| 1948 |  MAS | Ooi Teik Hock |  MAS | Lim Kee Fong | 15–5, 15–6 |
| 1949 |  SGP | Wong Peng Soon |  MAS | Ooi Teik Hock | 15–6, 15–10 |
| 1950 |  SGP | Wong Peng Soon |  MAS | Ooi Teik Hock | 15–13, 15–4 |
| 1951 |  SGP | Wong Peng Soon |  MAS | Law Teik Hock | 15–3, 15–6 |
| 1952 |  SGP | Wong Peng Soon |  MAS | Abdullah Priuz | 15–8, mengundurkan diri |
| 1953 |  SGP | Wong Peng Soon |  MAS | Lim Koon Yam | 15–5, 15–3 |
| 1954 |  SGP | Ong Poh Lim |  MAS | Ooi Teik Hock | 9–15, 15–1, 15-7 |
| 1955 |  INA | Ferry Sonneville |  DEN | Jorn Skaarup | 15–5, 15–4 |
| 1956 |  SGP | Ong Poh Lim |  INA | Eddy Yusuf | 15–8, 15–12 |
| 1957 |  MAS | Eddy Choong Ewe Beng |  MAS | Abdullah Priuz | 15–6, 15–3 |
| 1958 |  THA | Charoen Wattanasin |  MAS | Teh Kew San | 15–9, 15–4 |
| 1959 |  THA | Charoen Wattanasin |  MAS | Teh Kew San | 15–11, 15–12 |
| 1960 |  MAS | Eddy Choong Ewe Beng |  INA | Eddy Yusuf | 15–13, 15–9 |
| 1961 |  USA | James Richard Poole |  USA | Bill Berry | 15–11, 18–14 |
| 1962 |  THA | Charoen Wattanasin |  THA | Channarong Ratanaseangsuang | 15–4, 7–15, 15–8 |
| 1963 |  MAS | Yew Cheng Hoe |  THA | Sangob Rattanusorn | 15–9, 15–1 |
| 1964 |  MAS | Billy Ng Seow Meng |  MAS | Tan Aik Huang | 4–15, 15–12, 15-10 |
| 1965 |  MAS | Tan Aik Huang |  MAS | Yew Cheng Hoe | 15–8, 15–9 |
| 1966 |  MAS | Tan Aik Huang |  INA | Muljadi | 15–12, 15–5 |
| 1967 |  DEN | Erland Kops |  INA | Darmadi | 15–10, 15–3 |
| 1968 |  MAS | Tan Aik Huang |  JPN | Ippei Kojima | 15–4, 13–15, 15-6 |
1969: Tidak ada kompetisi
1970: Tidak ada kompetisi
1971: Tidak ada kompetisi
1972: Tidak ada kompetisi
1973: Tidak ada kompetisi
1974: Tidak ada kompetisi
1975: Tidak ada kompetisi
1976: Tidak ada kompetisi
1977: Tidak ada kompetisi
1978: Tidak ada kompetisi
1979: Tidak ada kompetisi
 Era Terbuka
1980: Tidak ada kompetisi
1981: Tidak ada kompetisi
1982: Tidak ada kompetisi
| 1983 |  INA | Liem Swie King |  INA | Hastomo Arbi | 15–1, 15–11 |
| 1984 |  INA | Icuk Sugiarto |  DEN | Morten Frost | 15–9, 15–4 |
| 1985 |  MAS | Misbun Sidek |  DEN | Michael Kjeldsen | 18–16, 15–3 |
| 1986 |  CHN | Zhao Jianhua |  MAS | Misbun Sidek | 15–10, 15–13 |
| 1987 |  CHN | Yang Yang |  DEN | Steen Fladberg | 4–15, 15–10, 15-7 |
| 1988 |  CHN | Xiong Guobao |  CHN | Wu Wenkai | 11–15, 15–6, 15-2 |
| 1989 |  CHN | Xiong Guobao |  CHN | Zhao Jianhua | 15–12, 15–3 |
| 1990 |  MAS | Rashid Sidek |  MAS | Foo Kok Keong | 18–17, 15–6 |
| 1991 |  MAS | Rashid Sidek |  MAS | Foo Kok Keong | 15–4, 15–5 |
| 1992 |  MAS | Rashid Sidek |  DEN | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 15–5, 15–7 |
| 1993 |  INA | Ardy Wiranata |  INA | Hariyanto Arbi | 11–15, 15–5, 17–14 |
| 1994 |  INA | Joko Suprianto |  MAS | Rashid Sidek | 15–3, 15–5 |
| 1995 |  INA | Alan Budi Kusuma |  INA | Ardy Wiranata | 15–5, 15–8 |
| 1996 |  MAS | Ong Ewe Hock |  INA | Indra Wijaya | 1–15, 15–1, 15–7 |
| 1997 |  INA | Hermawan Susanto |  DEN | Peter Gade | 15–11, 15–11 |
| 1998 |  DEN | Peter Gade |  INA | Jeffer Rosobin | 15–5, 15–12 |
| 1999 |  CHN | Luo Yigang |  MAS | Wong Choong Hann | 17–16, 17–15 |
| 2000 |  INA | Taufik Hidayat |  CHN | Xia Xuanze | 15–10, 17–14 |
| 2001 |  MAS | Ong Ewe Hock |  INA | Rony Agustinus | 3–7, 7–2, 7–0, 6–8, 7–1 |
| 2002 |  MAS | James Chua |  MAS | Ong Ewe Hock | 15–10, 15–6 |
| 2003 |  CHN | Chen Hong |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei | 15–9, 15–5 |
| 2004 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  KOR | Park Sung-hwan | 15–13, 15–12 |
| 2005 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  CHN | Lin Dan | 17–15, 9–15, 15–9 |
| 2006 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  CHN | Lin Dan | 21–18, 18–21, 23–21 |
| 2007 |  DEN | Peter Gade |  CHN | Bao Chunlai | 21–15, 17–21, 21–14 |
| 2008 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  KOR | Lee Hyun-il | 21–15, 11–21, 21–17 |
| 2009 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  KOR | Park Sung-hwan | 21–14, 21–13 |
| 2010 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  THA | Boonsak Ponsana | 21–13, 21–7 |
| 2011 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  INA | Taufik Hidayat | 21–8, 21–17 |
| 2012 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  JPN | Kenichi Tago | 21–6, 21–13 |
| 2013 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  INA | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 21–7, 21–8 |
| 2014 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  INA | Tommy Sugiarto | 21–19, 21–9 |
| 2015 |  CHN | Chen Long |  CHN | Lin Dan | 20–22, 21–13, 21–11 |
| 2016 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  CHN | Chen Long | 21–13, 21–8 |
| 2017 |  CHN | Lin Dan |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei | 21–19, 21–14 |
| 2018 |  MAS | Lee Chong Wei |  JPN | Kento Momota | 21–17, 23–21 |
| 2019 |  CHN | Lin Dan |  CHN | Chen Long | 9–21, 21–17, 21–11 |
2020: No competition
2021: No competition
| 2022 |  DEN | Viktor Axelsen |  JPN | Kento Momota | 21–4, 21–7 |
| 2023 |  DEN | Viktor Axelsen |  JPN | Kodai Naraoka | 21–6, 21–15 |
| 2024 |  DEN | Anders Antonsen |  CHN | Shi Yuqi | 21–14, 21–13 |