U.S. Open (table tennis) explained

The annual U.S. Open is the oldest currently running table tennis tournament in the United States.[1] It attracts over 600 athletes annually.[2] The first events were actually run by either the New York Table Tennis Club or the American Ping Pong Association. The first USA Table Tennis (USTTA)[3] tournament was held in 1934.

The U.S. Open has been previously held in various locations, including Anaheim, California; Charlotte, North Carolina; ; Las Vegas, Nevada; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Grand Rapids, Michigan;[4] [5] and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[6]

Due to its international nature, most events are played under International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rules and at times the tournament has been included as an ITTF Pro Tour / World Tour event.

List of champions

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doublesMixed doubles
1931 Marcus Schussheim
1932 Marcus Schussheim
1932 Coleman Clark
1933 Sidney Heitner Fan Pockrose
1933 James Jacobson Jay Purves
1934 Sol Schiff Iris Little
1934 Jimmy McClure Ruth Aarons
1935 Abe Berenbaum Ruth Aarons
1936 Victor Barna Ruth Aarons
1937 Laszlo Bellak Ruth Aarons
1938 Laszlo Bellak Emily Fuller
1939 Jimmy McClure Emily Fuller
1940 Lou Pagliaro Sally Green
1941 Lou Pagliaro Sally Green
1942 Lou Pagliaro Sally Green
1943 W. Holzrichter Sally Green
1944 John Somael Sally Green
1945 Dick Miles D. Hawthorne
1946 Dick Miles Bernice Charney
1947 Dick Miles Leah Thall
1948 Dick Miles Peggy McLean
1949 Dick Miles Leah Neuberger
1950 Johnny Leach Reba Moness
1951 Dick Miles Leah Neuberger
1952 Lou Pagliaro Leah Neuberger
1953 Dick Miles Leah Neuberger
1954 Dick Miles Mildred Shahian
1955 Dick Miles Leah Neuberger
1956 Erwin Klein Leah Neuberger
1957 Bernie Bukiet Leah Neuberger
1958 Marty Reisman Susie Hoshi
1959 Bob Gusikoff Susie Hoshi
1960 Marty Reisman Sharon Acton
1961 Erwin Klein Leah Neuberger
1962 Dick Miles Mildred Shahian
1963 Bernie Bukiet Bernice Chotras
1964 Erwin Klein Valeri Bellini
1965 Erwin Klein Patty Martinez
1966 Bernie Bukiet Violetta Nesukaitis
1967 Manji Fukushima Patty Martinez
1968 Lee Dal Joon Violetta Nesukaitis
1969 Lee Dal Joon Patty Martinez
1970 Lee Dal Joon Violetta Nesukaitis
1971 Lee Dal Joon Connie Sweeris
1972 Lee Dal Joon Wendy Hicks
1973 Lee Dal Joon Violetta Nesukaitis
1974 Kjell Johansson Yukie Ohzeki
1975 Kjell Johansson Chung Hyun-Sook
1976 Dragutin Surbek Kim Soon-Ok
1977 Jochen Leiss Insook Bhushan
1978 Norio Takashima Hong Ja-Park
1979 Milan Orlowski Lee Ki-Won
1980 Mikael Appelgren Kayoko Kawahigashi
1981 Xie Saike Tong Ling
1982 Zoran Kosanovic Kayoko Kawahigashi
1983 Eric Boggan Lee Soo-Ja
1984 Wu Wen-Chia Kayoko Kawahigashi
1985 Cheng Yinghua Li Huifen
1986 Teng Yi Xu Wanhua
1987 Mikael Appelgren Yang Young-Ja
1988 Jean-Philippe Gatien Xu Jin
1989 Jean-Michel Saive Xu Jin
1990 Jan-Ove Waldner Deng Yaping
1991 Zoran Primorac Qiao Hong
1992 Wenguan Johnny Huang Csilla Batorfi
1993 Cheng Yinghua Chen Jing
1994 Kong Linghui Gao Jun
1995 Liu Guoliang Geng Lijuan
1996 Vasile Florea Lee Eun-Sil Karl Jindrak
Werner Schlager
Chiu-Chen Xiaowen Barbara
Geng Lijuan
1997 Kong Linghui Wang Nan Lee Chul-Seung
Oh Sang-Eun
Lee Eun-Sil
Ryu Ji-Hae
1998 Jean-Michel Saive Ni Xialian Cheng Yinghua
Jean-Michel Saive
Keiko Okazaki
Aya Umemura
1999 Chiang Peng-Lung Ni Xialian Chang Yen-shu
Chiang Peng-lung
Ni Xialian
Peggy Regenwetter
2000 Wang Liqin Wang Nan Kong Linghui
Liu Guoliang
Chen Jing
Xu Jin
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2001 Liu Guozheng Niu Jianfeng Chang Yen-shu
Chiang Peng-lung
Bai Yang
Niu Jianfeng
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2002 Ma Lin Zhang Yining Kong Linghui
Ma Lin
Li Nan
Zhang Yining
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2003 Aleksandar Karakašević Aya Umemura Wenguan Johnny Huang
Aleksandar Karakašević
Naoko Taniguchi
Wang Chen
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2004 Ryu Seung-Min Li Jiawei Lee Chul-Seung
Ryu Seung-Min
Liu Jia
Wang Chen
2005 Oh Sang-Eun Li Jiawei Lee Jung-Woo
Oh Sang-Eun
Tie Yana
Zhang Rui
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2006 Aleksandar Karakašević Zhang Mo Saša Drinić
Aleksandar Karakašević
Judy Hugh
Lily Yip
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2007 Aleksandar Karakašević Yuka Shiosara Takahiro Omori
Katsuhito Tanaka
Satoko Kishida
Sachie Shigemoto
2008 Weixing Chen Gao Jun Aleksandar Karakašević
Žolt Sel
Sayuri Shimadaa
Miwako Ishizuka
2009 Thomas Keinath Gao Jun Weixing Chen
Jörg Roßkopf
Elizabeta Samara
Daniela Dodean
2010 Sharath Kamal Georgina Pota Hao Chen
Xin Zhou
Megumi Abe
Midori Ito
2011 Thomas Keinath Liu Nai Hui Ryuzo Kubota
Shinya Ito
Sayaka Nogami
Shiho Sugimoto
2012 Wang Zhen Juan Liu Dae Keuiv Yang
Junhyung Ko
Liu Nai Hui
Jenny Zhao
2013 Wang Zhen Megumi Abe Filip Szymanski
Marcos Madrid
Mika Tsuchida
Miki Tsuchida
Petrissa Solja
Filip Szymanski
2014 Tao Wenzhang Yuko Fujii Hidetoshi Oya
Yuya Mizuno
Eriko Kitaoka
Riyo Nemoto
Jin Ueda
Yuko Fujii
2015 Jinxin Wang Miyu Maeda Hiromitsu Kasahara
Kohei Morimoto
Sakura Mori
Miyu Maeda
Takuya Jin
Yuki Matumoto
2016 Wei Wang Adriana Díaz Bob Chen
Wenzhang Tao
Takako Nagao
Yui Odono
Ryohei Kanoya
Yui Odono

gray = Not Played
white = results not known or yet researched
∗ The Mixed Doubles played at the 2003 U.S. Open was a delayed closed event. See the 2002 U.S. Nationals results below.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010 U.S. Table Tennis Open Heading to Grand Rapids, Mich.. USA Table Tennis. 23 June 2010.
  2. News: 2010 U.S. Table Tennis Open Heading to Grand Rapids, Mich.. https://web.archive.org/web/20100304065847/http://tabletennis.teamusa.org/news/2009/12/05/2010-u-s-table-tennis-open-heading-to-grand-rapids-mich/29588. dead. March 4, 2010. United States Olympic Committee. 23 June 2010. 5 December 2009.
  3. Since late 1993, the USTTA has been "doing business as" USA Table Tennis or USATT. But the legal and original name of the organization is the United States Table Tennis Association, Inc. or USTTA
  4. Web site: 2010 U.S. Table Tennis Open Heading to Grand Rapids, Mich.. West Michigan Sports Commission. 23 June 2010. 4 December 2009.
  5. Web site: 2010 U.S. Open. USA Table Tennis. 23 June 2010.
  6. News: Kaminski. Steve. Dell Sweeris hopes to get U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships back in Grand Rapids soon. 21 July 2010. The Grand Rapids Press . 3 July 2010.