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U.S. Open Tennis 30 Years Of U.S. TV Ratings

2 minute read | September 2008

YEAR# OF

TELECASTS

AA%SHAREVIEWERS P2+

(in 000’s)

WINNERS

(WOMEN/MEN)

197755.720n/aEvert/Vilas
197854.815n/aEvert/Connors
197955.015n/aAustin/McEnroe
198055.817n/aEvert-Lloyd/McEnroe
198165.817n/aAustin/McEnroe
198265.116n/aEvert-Lloyd/Connors
198385.014n/aNavratilova/Connors
198494.512n/aNavratilova/McEnroe
1985104.814n/aMandlikova/Lendl
198683.711n/a Navratilova/Lendl
198793.611n/a Navratilova/Lendl
198874.212n/aGraf/Wilander
198983.812n/a Graf/Becker
199084.012n/a Sabatini/Sampras
199174.413n/aSeles/Edberg
199273.2102,999Seles/Edberg
199392.682,422Graf/Sampras
1994103.092,872Sanchez-Vicario /

Agassi

199593.293,037Graf/Sampras
199613 (Excludes Rain Coverage)2.582,413Graf/Sampras
199616 (Includes Rain Coverage)2.572,415Graf/Sampras
1997132.372,269Hingis/Rafter
199812 (Excludes Rain Coverage)2.372,237Davenport/Rafter
199813 (Includes Rain Coverage)2.262,201Davenport/Rafter
199912 (Excludes Rain Coverage)3.593,486S. Williams/Agassi
199913 (Includes Rain Coverage)3.493,384S. Williams/Agassi
200092.882,886V. Williams/Safin
2001103.083,171V. Williams/Hewitt
20027 (Excludes Rain Coverage)3.083,179S. Williams/Sampras
200211 (Includes Rain Coverage)2.572,643S. Williams/Sampras
20038 (Excludes Rain Coverage)1.952,080Henin-Hardenne /

Roddick

200311 (Includes Rain Coverage)1.952,062Henin-Hardenne /

Roddick

2004111.851,942Kuznetsova/Federer
2005102.162,367Clijsters/Federer
200610 (Excludes Rain Coverage)2.152,359Sharapova/Federer
200611 (Includes Rain Coverage)2.052,186Sharapova/Federer
200791.751,959Henin/Federer
Source: The Nielsen Company (1977 – 2007).
Note: Effective January 1, 2006, data includes Live and Same Day DVR viewing.

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