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
1982 US Open – Women's Singles 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 Bonnie