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
2008 US Open (tennis) defeated Jana Novotná, 6–3, 6–3 Anne Smith / Stan Smith defeated Ilana Kloss / Guillermo Vilas, 6–4, 6–4 The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot: The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot: The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking: Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees in the main draw. 2008 US Open (tennis) The 2008 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 128th edition of the US Open, and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the