1982 US Open (tennis) 1982 US Open (tennis) The 1982 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 102nd edition of the US Open and was held from August 31 to September 12, 1982. Jimmy Connors defeated Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6–1 Kevin Curren / Steve Denton defeated Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister 6–2, 6–7, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull defeated Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh 6–4, 6–4 Anne Smith
US Open (tennis) US Open (tennis) The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis tournament. The tournament is the modern version of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, for which men's singles was first played in 1881. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three, in chronological order, are the Australian Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon. The US Open starts on the last Monday of August and continues for two weeks, with the middle weekend coinciding with the U.S.