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
1989 US Open – Women's Singles 1989 US Open – Women's Singles Steffi Graf successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Navratilova 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles title at the 1989 US Open. Notably this was the final Grand Slam of six-time US Open champion Chris Evert and her final tournament. She lost to Zina Garrison in the quarterfinals. It was her 54th quarterfinal at a Grand Slam tournament (in her 56th Grand Slam played), an Open Era record. She made the quarterfinals in all 19 US Opens she entered, 17 times going to the semi-finals or better. The seeded players