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
US Open Racquetball Championships the sixth consecutive year. The event is traditionally aired on television on a tape delay over the weekend of Thanksgiving on the Tennis Channel. The 2018 UnitedHealthcare US Open will be October 3-7 in Minneapolis. The first 14 years the tournament was held in Memphis, Tennessee. Hosted by USA Racquetball the US Open was held in mid-November for the first 12 years, but in 2008 the event was moved up a month to October. Doug Ganim, a multiple racquetball World Champion in doubles and former pro player on the International Racquetball Tour, is the US Open's Tournament Director. This table