"I've got to thank my partner," Ram said during the trophy ceremony, where they collected a winner's check for $700,000.
We're going to compete hard, fight hard and do our best until the very end.
Sixth-seeded Bopanna and Ebden dominated the first set, breaking serve in the opening game and capturing it with a love hold.
The last pair to win three straight U.S. Open men's doubles titles were Tom Bundy and Maurice McLoughlin from 1912-1914.
Reporting by Rory Carroll in San Francisco; Editing by Toby Davis and Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Joe Salisbury, Rajeev Ram, Australia's Matthew Ebden, India's Rohan Bopanna, Mike Segar, Britain's Joe Salisbury, Matthew Ebden, Ebden's, I've, Ram, Salisbury, We're, Bopanna, Arthur Ashe, Tom Bundy, Maurice McLoughlin, Rory Carroll, Toby Davis, Ken Ferris
Organizations:
Tennis, Thomson
Locations:
Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Flushing Meadows, San Francisco