1994 US Open – Men's Singles 1994 US Open – Men's Singles Unseeded Andre Agassi defeated Michael Stich 6–1, 7–6, 7–5 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1994 US Open. Agassi became the first unseeded player in the Open era (1968-present) to win the championship and the first overall since Fred Stolle in 1966. It would also be the final Grand Slam and final match for tennis legend Ivan Lendl. Pete Sampras was the defending champion but was upset in the fourth round by unseeded Jaime Yzaga. The seeded players are listed below. Andre Agassi is the champion; others show
2018 US Open (tennis) highest paying tennis grand slam in the world, leapfrogging Roland-Garros in total prize money fund. Prize money for the US Open qualifying tournament is also up 10.3%, to $3.2 million. The prize money for the wheelchair draw amounts to a total of US$350,000. The singles winners of the men and women draws receive US$31,200 and the winner of the quad singles receives US$23,400. Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4. During the final, Williams received three code violations, the second coming with a point penalty and the third with a game penalty. The issue started during the