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2006 Court of Champions Inductees

Four-time US Open women's champion Martina Navratilova was inducted into the Court of Champions in 2006, along with Don Budge, who won back-to-back U.S. singles titles in 1937 and 1938.

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Martina Navratilova
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Don Budge


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2005 Court of Champions Inductees

In 2005, the Court of Champion inductees were three-time US Open winner Maureen Connolly and Ivan Lendl, who was also crowned champion three times and played in a record eight straight US Open finals.

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Maureen Connolly
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Ivan Lendl


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2004 Court of Champions Inductees

Five-time US Open champion Steffi Graf and four-time winner John McEnroe were the Open Era inductees in 2004, while five-time winner Margaret Court and two-time titlist Jack Kramer were honored from the Golden Era.

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Steffi Graf
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John McEnroe
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Margaret Court
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Jack Kramer


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2003 Court of Champions Inductees

In the inaugural year of the US Open Court of Champions, Jimmy Connors, a five-time champion, and Chris Evert, who won the Open six times, were honored as the best players in the Open Era, which began in 1968. The other inductees were Bill Tilden and Helen Wills from the Golden Era, and Rod Laver and Billie Jean King, who played during both eras.

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Chris Evert
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Jimmy Connors
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Helen Wills
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Bill Tilden
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Billie Jean King
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Rod Laver


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