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
2007 US Open (tennis) the 2007 US Open are as follows: 2007 US Open (tennis) The 2007 US Open was held from 27 August to 9 September 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City. Roger Federer successfully defended his title, becoming the first man in the open era to win four consecutive US Open titles. Maria Sharapova was unsuccessful in defending her 2006 title, being upset in the third round by 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwańska of Poland. Justine Henin, the runner-up to Sharapova in 2006, won her second US Open title, this year without losing a set.