| 100% | STEFFI | 6 | She beat Monica in the 1996 U.S. Open |
| 57% | ILIE | 4 | He beat Arthur in the 1972 U.S. Open |
| 57% | LENDL | 5 | He beat McEnroe in the 1985 U.S. Open |
| 55% | XXXXX | 5 | He beat Connors in the 1977 U.S. Open final |
| 53% | SELES | 5 | She beat Graf in the 1992 French Open |
| 52% | SELES | 5 | She beat Graf in the 1990 and 1992 French Opens |
| 50% | THESEAREUSELESS | 15 | Former U.S. Open champ Monica's cry upon seeing wooden rackets in her locker? |
| 49% | NAOMI | 5 | She defeated Serena in the finals of the 2018 U.S. Open |
| 49% | NAOMI | 5 | Serena finished right behind her in the 2018 U.S. Open |
| 44% | ILIE | 4 | He beat Arthur at the 1972 U.S. Open |
| 42% | MAJOR | 5 | The Masters or the U.S. Open, in golf |
| 40% | ELS | 3 | He won the 1994 U.S. Open in a 20-hole playoff |
| 39% | PARTY | 5 | "___ in the U.S.A," hit song by Miley Cyrus from her album "The Time of Our Lives" |
| 39% | CAR | 3 | One of 52 million in the U. S. |
| 39% | LENDL | 5 | Winner of three consecutive U.S. Opens in the 1980s |
| 39% | LENDL | 5 | Three-time U.S. Open champ in the 1980s |
| 39% | YMCA | 4 | The first US one opened in Boston in 1851 |
| 39% | PAT | 3 | Rafter who won the US Open Men's Singles championship in 1997 and 1998 |
| 38% | PEROT | 5 | Ross —, candidate in the 1992 and 1996 US presidential elections |
| 38% | RAFAEL | 6 | He beat Novak in the 2020 French Open |
| 38% | RAFAEL | 6 | He beat Novak in the 2020 French Open final |
| 38% | MARKOMEARA | 10 | US golfer; winner of The Open Championship in 1998 |
| 38% | JOHNNYMILLER | 12 | US golfer who won The Open Championship in 1976 |
| 38% | STEWARTCINK | 11 | US golfer; winner of The Open Championship in 2009 |
| 38% | ATLANTA | 7 | US city that hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996 |
| 38% | AGASSI | 6 | Tennis star who played in the 2025 U.S. Open Pickleball Championships, at age fifty-five |
| 37% | SIXTIMEWINNER | 13 | Unique claim of the U.S. Open player whose name is hidden in 34-Across |
| 37% | TCCHEN | 6 | Scorer of the first double eagle in U.S. Open history, 1985 |
| 37% | ILIE | 4 | He beat Arthur to win the 1972 U.S. Open |
| 37% | ASIANLONGHORNEDBEETLE | 21 | Tree-damaging pest accidentally introduced to the U.S. in 1996 |