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
1989 US Open – Women's Singles are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. 1989 US Open – Women's Singles Steffi Graf successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Navratilova 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles title at the 1989 US Open. Notably this was the final Grand Slam of six-time US Open champion Chris Evert and her final tournament. She lost to Zina Garrison in the quarterfinals. It was her 54th quarterfinal at a Grand Slam tournament (in her 56th Grand Slam played), an Open Era record. She made the quarterfinals in