Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina beat Martin Hingis and Flavia Pennetta 2-6 6-3 6-2 to capture the US Open doubles title, denying the Swiss a return to the Flushing Meadows winner circle for the first time in 16 years.

Makarova and Vesnina collect their second grand slam together having also lifted the French Open trophy in 2013.

Hingis, winner of five grand slam singles titles, nine doubles and one mixed doubles crowns, had looked poised to add a second US Open doubles trophy to the one she won in 1998 after easily taking the opening set.

But the fourth seeded Russians, beaten earlier in the year by Hingis and Pennetta at Eastbourne, rallied to claim revenge and the title.

“We definitely had our chances, but when we look back starting the tournament, if you ask me to sign a paper that I’m in the finals, I would probably accept it with my eyes closed,” said Hingis, who won her last slam title at the 2006 Australian Open in mixed doubles with partner Mahesh Bhupathi, of India.

“When you’re that close to winning the tournament, of course, you want to win.

“We beat them before. It’s not like we didn’t have a chance. We showed that we can beat the best doubles teams out there again, but I felt like the juice ran out a little bit at the end.”

Men’s doubles

• American twins Bob and Mike Bryan became the first doubles pair to win 100 titles together after they beat Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 6-3 6-4 in the US Open final yesterday.

The no.1 duo broke the 11th seeds once in each set to claim their fifth US Open title and take their 16th grand slam title together.