1986 US Open – Men's Singles 1986 US Open – Men's Singles Ivan Lendl was the defending champion and retained his title, defeating Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1986 US Open. This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Andre Agassi competed in the main draw. He would go on to play an Open Era record 21 consecutive US Open tournaments, until his retirement in 2006. This was also the first US Open in history where no American reached the semifinals. The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is
2016 US Open – Men's Singles Gaël Monfils all reaching that round. In addition, no American player was seeded inside the top 16 for the first time since the introduction of the seeding system in 1930. This was the first Grand Slam that Tomáš Berdych, world number 8 at the time, had missed since his maiden Slam at the 2003 US Open ending his streak of 52 consecutive grand slam appearances, sixth all time. The reason for his withdrawal was appendicitis. 2016 US Open – Men's Singles Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Stan Wawrinka, 7–6, 4–6, 5–7, 3–6. This