2004 US Open Champions

Men's Singles

Roger Federer of Switzerland claimed his first US Open singles title with a dazzling display at Flushing Meadows, New York. It is the 23-year-old's fourth Grand Slam singles title.

At times he looked quite unplayable as he routed the hapless Lleyton Hewitt in three sets, 6-0 7-6(7-3) 6-0. Hewitt had come into the final on a 16-match winning streak but Federer soon stamped his authority onto the match with a stunning first love set.

Federer has become the first man in history ever to win his first four Grand Slam finals and is the first man since Mats Wilander in 1988 to win three Grand Slams in a single year - the Australian Open, Wimbledon and now, the US Open.

Women's Singles

In an all-Russian final, 19-year-old Svetlana Kuznetsova beat her compatriot and friend, Elena Dementieva in straight sets, 6-3 7-5, to claim her first Grand Slam singles title.

Kuznetsova became the third Russian to claim a Grand Slam crown in 2004. Ana Myskina won the French Open and Maria Sharapova lifted the ladies singles title at the Wimbledon championships.

Dementieva was preferred to take the title as she had impressed with three-set victories over Amelie Mauresmo and local favourite Jennifer Capriati en route to the final showdown, but she failed to produce the goods against the eventual 2004 US Open champion.

"I wasn't able to play my best tennis today," said Dementieva. "But Svetlana played a great game and deserved to win. It's been a great tournament for me. I played some good tennis and I am not that disappointed. She just played better than me."

Men's Doubles

Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and his Canadian partner, Daniel Nestor claimed their second Grand Slam doubles title when they defeated India's Leander Paes and David Rikl of the Czech Republic, 6-3 6-3.

The duo took only 63 minutes to subdue Paes and Rikl, and they added the US Open crown to their 2002 Australian Open win.

Women's Doubles

Spain's Virginia Ruano Pascual and her Argentine partner Paola Suarez made Open Era history with a hat-trick of doubles at Flushing Meadows when they defeated the Russian tandem of Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva in straight sets.

They also dashed the newly crowned women's singles champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova's hopes of a US Open double, when they chalked up an impressive 6-5 7-5 victory.

Their third consecutive US Open doubles crown brings their total Grand Slam tally up to seven, and it is their third Grand Slam victory of 2004.

Mixed Doubles

The pairing of Vera Zvonareva and Bob Bryan defeated Australians Alicia Molik and Todd Woodbridge to claim the mixed doubles title at Flushing Meadows.

The Russian/American tandem made light work of the final when they won the match in two easy sets, 6-3 6-4.