1984 US Open (tennis) were eventually inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. From the opening serve of the first contest at 11:07 am (ET) to match point of the final one at 11:16 pm, there were 16 sets, 165 games and 979 points. The day opened with an over-35 men's singles semifinal match won by Stan Smith over John Newcombe. In the first of two men's singles semifinal contests, Ivan Lendl advanced to his third consecutive US Open final after outlasting Pat Cash 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7 (5–7), 7–6 (7–4). The last two matches involved rivalries. Martina Navratilova captured the second of
1982 US Open – Women's Singles Gadusek. 1982 US Open – Women's Singles Tracy Austin was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Hana Mandlíková. Chris Evert defeated Hana Mandlíková 6–3 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1982 US Open. This would be Chris Evert's 6th US Open title, an Open Era record now shared with Serena Williams. The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. Hanika's position in the draw was taken over by ninth-seeded Bunge; in turn, Bunge's position was taken over by 17th-ranked