1979 US Open – Men's Singles umpire being replaced before McEnroe ran out the winner. John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1979 US Open. The seeded players are listed below. John McEnroe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. 1979 US Open – Men's Singles Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to John McEnroe. Connors' loss broke a string of five consecutive men's finals reached, a record since broken by Ivan Lendl. During the second round Ilie Nastase was defaulted from his
1982 US Open (tennis) / Kevin Curren defeated Barbara Potter / Ferdi Taygan 6–7, 7–6 , 7–6 Pat Cash defeated Guy Forget 6–3, 6–3 Beth Herr defeated Gretchen Rush 6–3, 6–1 Jonathan Canter / Michael Kures defeated Pat Cash / John Frawley 7–6, 6–3 Penny Barg / Beth Herr defeated Ann Hulbert / Bernadette Randall 1–6, 7–5, 7–6 Total prize money for the event was $1,386,000, including Grand Prix contribution $1,516,000. 1982 US Open (tennis) The 1982 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United