<P> Rafael Nadal won his 16th Grand Slam title and 3rd US Open title , defeating first time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson , 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 4 . Nadal retained the ATP No. 1 singles ranking after Roger Federer lost in the quarterfinals . It was also Nadal 's first hard court title since January 2014 . Anderson was the first South African man to reach the US Open singles final since 1965 and any Grand Slam singles final since the 1984 Australian Open , as well as the lowest - ranked male player to reach the US Open singles final since the ATP rankings began in 1973 . Anderson was also the tallest Grand Slam finalist in history . </P>
<P> Rafael Nadal won his 16th Grand Slam title and 3rd US Open title , defeating first time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson , 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 4 . Nadal retained the ATP No. 1 singles ranking after Roger Federer lost in the quarterfinals . It was also Nadal 's first hard court title since January 2014 . Anderson was the first South African man to reach the US Open singles final since 1965 and any Grand Slam singles final since the 1984 Australian Open , as well as the lowest - ranked male player to reach the US Open singles final since the ATP rankings began in 1973 . Anderson was also the tallest Grand Slam finalist in history . </P>
who won the men 's us open 2017
who won the men 's us open 2017
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal