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 French Open – Men's Singles 1982 French Open – Men's Singles Björn Borg was the four-time defending champion but did not compete this year. World number one, John McEnroe withdrew with an ankle injury. Unseeded Mats Wilander defeated Guillermo Vilas 1–6, 7–6, 6–0, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1982 French Open. Wilander won the 1981 French Open boy's title one year earlier. This was Wilander's first title; the next time that a man would score his first tour win at a Grand Slam event would not come until Gustavo Kuerten won the 1997 French Open. The seeded