The end of summer of 1881 marks the first edition of the championship at the Newport Casino of Rhode Island. Only the clubs with membership at the United States National Lawn Tennis Association had the right to participate. For several years, Newport was the exclusive location for the tournament, however, most of the participants and organizers tried to relocate the tournament to New York. Their efforts didn’t bring any fruit at first, and the tournament remained at Newport. A couple of years later, the location of the venue finally changed, and the US Open moved to Philadelphia at first, and then to Forrest Hills.

It is worth noting that, at first, only men were allowed to participate in the tournament, and consequently, it was called the US National Singles Championships for Men. Several years passed (six, to be precise), and the first U.S. Women’s National Singles Championship was finally organized. The year 1968 is considered to be pivotal in the history of tennis because it is marked by the beginning of the open era. Among the other important dates in the history of the tournament, the year 1970 should be noted, as far as the US Open became the very first tournament out of the four majors to use a tiebreak in order to decide a set with the 6-6 score. It is worth noting that the US Open is the only tournament out of the Grand Slam list that was held every year since its foundation. Check Asian bookmakers via a betting agent and catch the best odds for this tournament.