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
2009 US Open (tennis) a wild card entry, returning to professional tennis after more than two years of retirement. She made it to the women's singles semi-finals, where she knocked out the defending champion Serena Williams in controversial circumstances. In the final, Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki, the first Dane, man or woman, to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open Era, in straight sets: 7–5, 6–3. Clijsters thus became the first mother to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980. In the process, she also became the first unseeded player and wildcard to win the tournament. In the men's singles