The defending champions in the singles were Andre Agassi for the men and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario for the women. In the men's doubles these were Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis , in the ladies doubles Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, in the mixed pairs Elna Reinach and Patrick Galbraith . For both men and women, the two leaders in the world rankings were in the final. Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi faced each other in the men's final; Sampras was able to win in four sets and thus celebrate his third US Open and his seventh Grand Slam title.
In the women's category, Steffi Graf met Monica Seles . Graf prevailed in three sets and won the US Open for the fourth time and her 18th Grand Slam title.