ATP US Open 1982 Draw, Results & Schedule

Jimmy Connors won the 1982 US Open, defeating Ivan Lendl 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 31 to September 14, 1982. The match log contains 125 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Jimmy Connors
def. Ivan Lendl , 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
Dates
Aug 31 — Sep 14
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

Match type

125 recorded singles results

US Open 1982 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Jimmy Connors #13× CH 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 Ivan Lendl #2 H2H Match data Sep 14, 1982* F
SF (2)
Ivan Lendl #2 6-4 6-4 7-6 John McEnroe #3DEF · 3× H2H Match data Sep 13, 1982* SF
Jimmy Connors #13× CH 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-3 Guillermo Vilas #4CH H2H Match data Sep 13, 1982* SF
QF (4)
John McEnroe DEF · 3× 4-6 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-1 Gene Mayer H2H Match data Sep 11, 1982* QF
Jimmy Connors 3× CH 6-1 6-3 6-4 Rodney Harmon H2H Match data Sep 11, 1982* QF
Ivan Lendl 6-4 6-3 6-1 Kim Warwick H2H Match data Sep 11, 1982* QF
Guillermo Vilas CH 6-2 6-1 6-3 Tom Gullikson — Match data Sep 11, 1982* QF
R16 (8)
Kim Warwick 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-4 Yannick Noah H2H Match data Sep 9, 1982* R16 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Rodney Harmon 6-4 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 Eliot Teltscher H2H Match data Sep 9, 1982* R16 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Gene Mayer 6-4 6-2 6-1 Bob Lutz H2H Match data Sep 9, 1982* R16
John McEnroe DEF · 3× 6-3 6-4 6-4 Matt Doyle — Match data Sep 9, 1982* R16
Ivan Lendl 6-2 6-2 6-2 Mats Wilander H2H Match data Sep 9, 1982* R16
Tom Gullikson 6-4 6-3 6-3 Jaime Fillol — Match data Sep 9, 1982* R16
Jimmy Connors 3× CH 6-3 6-3 6-4 Ilie Nastase CH H2H Match data Sep 9, 1982* R16
Guillermo Vilas CH 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-3 Steve Denton H2H Match data Sep 9, 1982* R16
R32 (15)
Kim Warwick #55 6-3 6-2 6-1 Heinz Gunthardt #46 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Eliot Teltscher #9 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-0 Chris Lewis #37 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
John McEnroe #1DEF · 3× 6-3 6-2 6-3 Vincent Van Patten — Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Jaime Fillol 7-6 3-6 6-2 6-2 Fritz Buehning #56 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Yannick Noah #10 7-5 6-7 6-4 3-6 6-4 Eric Korita H2H Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Ilie Nastase #97CH 4-6 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-2 Johan Kriek #13 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Gene Mayer #6 4-6 7-6 6-2 6-1 Mark Dickson #40 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Steve Denton #15 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-3 Mel Purcell #26 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Tom Gullikson 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-3 Chip Hooper #27 — Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Mats Wilander #14 6-4 6-1 7-6 Tim Wilkison #61 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Rodney Harmon 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6 Scott Davis H2H Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Ivan Lendl #3 6-3 6-0 6-1 Harold Solomon #96 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Matt Doyle 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-1 Hans Simonsson — Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Jimmy Connors #23× CH 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1 Jimmy Arias #31 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
Guillermo Vilas #4CH 6-3 7-5 4-6 6-1 Mike De Palmer — Match data Sep 6, 1982* R32
R64 (32)
Gene Mayer #6 6-2 6-1 6-1 Stefan Simonsson #93 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Harold Solomon #96 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-0 Thierry Tulasne H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Ivan Lendl #3 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 Tim Mayotte #28 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Scott Davis 7-6 7-6 7-6 Brian Teacher #18 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John McEnroe #1DEF · 3× 7-6 6-4 6-3 Marty Davis H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Hans Simonsson 6-0 7-6 6-3 Stan Smith CH H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Heinz Gunthardt #46 6-4 6-7 7-5 7-6 Eric Fromm #65 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Guillermo Vilas #4CH 6-4 6-2 6-3 Marcos Hocevar #59 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Fritz Buehning #56 7-5 4-6 6-4 1-6 6-3 Jimmy Brown — Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Schalk Van Der Merwe 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-4 Raul Ramirez #21 — Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Chip Hooper #27 6-7 7-6 4-6 7-5 7-6 Roscoe Tanner #24 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Johan Kriek #13 7-6 7-5 7-5 Victor Amaya #70 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Yannick Noah #10 6-3 6-4 6-4 Brian Gottfried #25 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Rodney Harmon 6-4 6-2 2-3 (ret.) Henrik Sundstrom H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Jimmy Connors #23× CH 6-4 6-3 6-2 Hank Pfister #31 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Steve Denton #15 6-3 6-2 7-6 Claudio Panatta #69 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Bob Lutz 6-1 6-4 5-7 7-5 Nduka Odizor #72 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Matt Doyle 1-6 7-6 7-5 6-2 Mark Edmondson #16 — Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Ilie Nastase #97CH 6-3 6-4 7-6 Terry Moor #91 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Chris Lewis #37 6-3 6-4 7-6 Matt Mitchell H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Mel Purcell #26 6-1 6-3 6-0 Sherwood Stewart — Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Jimmy Arias #31 6-4 6-2 6-1 Shlomo Glickstein #34 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Mark Dickson #40 2-6 6-4 6-4 1-1 (ret.) Robert Vant Hof — Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Mats Wilander #14 6-2 7-6 6-1 Bruce Manson #44 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Kim Warwick #55 6-0 6-2 6-0 Chris Mayotte H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Vincent Van Patten 6-4 5-7 6-1 6-3 Mike Brunnberg — Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Eric Korita 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-2 Brad Gilbert H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Jaime Fillol 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-7 7-6 Freddie Sauer H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Tom Gullikson 6-3 6-1 6-3 Jerome Potier — Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Tim Wilkison #61 6-2 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 Larry Stefanki H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Mike De Palmer 7-6 6-1 7-5 David Carter — Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
Eliot Teltscher #9 6-3 6-1 6-2 Cary Leeds H2H Match data Sep 4, 1982* R64
R128 (63)
Chip Hooper #27 6-1 6-4 7-5 Marcel Freeman H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Robert Vant Hof 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-2 Mike Myburg — Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Cary Leeds 6-2 1-0 (ret.) Thomas Hogstedt H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Bob Lutz 7-6 6-1 6-1 Brad Drewett H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Tim Wilkison #61 4-6 2-6 7-5 7-5 6-1 Russell Simpson #67 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Brian Teacher #18 6-3 6-2 6-2 John Sadri #36 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Mark Dickson #40 6-2 6-2 1-6 7-6 Ben Testerman H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Brad Gilbert 7-6 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-3 Joao Soares #74 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Marcos Hocevar #59 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-0 Steve Krulevitz H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Matt Mitchell 7-5 6-2 6-2 Leif Shiras H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Hans Simonsson 7-5 6-1 6-1 Haroon Ismail H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Mike Brunnberg 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-2 6-3 Pat Dupre #49 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Terry Moor #91 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-3 Butch Walts H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Mel Purcell #26 6-3 1-6 6-1 7-6 Cassio Motta #67 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Gene Mayer #6 6-4 6-4 6-2 Jiri Granat H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Harold Solomon #96 7-5 6-4 6-1 Lloyd Bourne #76 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Vincent Van Patten 6-2 7-6 1-6 4-6 7-6 Scott Lipton — Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Scott Davis 4-6 6-2 1-6 6-3 6-4 Danie Visser #93 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Mats Wilander #14 6-4 6-3 6-1 Bill Scanlon #38 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Tim Mayotte #28 6-4 6-4 6-2 Andrew Pattison — Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Guillermo Vilas #4CH 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-2 Chris Dunk H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Kim Warwick #55 3-6 6-4 1-6 6-1 7-6 Jose Luis Clerc #7 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jimmy Connors #23× CH 7-6 6-2 6-3 Jeff Borowiak #64 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Jerome Potier 6-3 6-2 6-2 Rick Fagel H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Stefan Simonsson #93 6-7 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 Erick Iskersky #90 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Nduka Odizor #72 6-4 6-3 6-3 Mike Cahill #78 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Tom Gullikson 2-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 7-6 John Alexander #42 — Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Sherwood Stewart 2-6 7-6 6-1 7-5 Andy Andrews — Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Mark Edmondson #16 7-6 6-3 6-2 Egan Adams H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Thierry Tulasne 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 Peter Rennert #80 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Chris Lewis #37 6-4 6-4 6-2 Nick Saviano #84 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Steve Denton #15 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 Henri Leconte #51 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Hank Pfister #31 6-0 6-3 6-4 Phil Dent #48 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Claudio Panatta #69 7-5 7-5 7-6 Scott Mccain H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Raul Ramirez #21 6-3 6-3 6-1 Eddie Edwards H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Bruce Manson #44 6-1 6-1 6-3 Mario Martinez — Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
John McEnroe #1DEF · 3× 7-6 6-4 7-5 Tim Gullikson — Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Eliot Teltscher #9 6-4 7-5 6-4 Jim Gurfein H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Ivan Lendl #3 6-4 7-6 6-1 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Eric Korita 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 Jerome Vanier H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Shlomo Glickstein #34 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-1 Julio Goes H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Johan Kriek #13 6-2 6-2 6-2 Dick Stockton H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Jimmy Brown 6-2 6-4 6-3 Jeff Simpson — Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Rodney Harmon 4-6 6-0 7-5 6-2 Rolf Gehring H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Freddie Sauer 6-4 6-4 6-3 John Letts H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Yannick Noah #10 6-3 7-6 6-3 Kevin Curren #30 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Brian Gottfried #25 7-5 6-0 6-3 Trey Waltke H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Henrik Sundstrom 6-1 6-4 6-3 Sean Brawley H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Jaime Fillol 6-2 6-4 1-6 6-3 Georges Goven H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Stan Smith CH 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-5 Mike Leach H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Matt Doyle 6-4 4-6 6-0 6-4 Ricardo Acuna — Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Fritz Buehning #56 6-4 7-6 6-3 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Marty Davis 6-3 6-4 6-2 Jay Lapidus #73 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
David Carter 6-3 6-2 7-6 Jai Dilouie H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Chris Mayotte 6-4 3-6 3-6 7-6 6-2 Wojtek Fibak #41 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jimmy Arias #31 6-7 6-1 6-2 6-2 Leo Palin #99 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Larry Stefanki 6-4 6-4 7-5 David Pate H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Heinz Gunthardt #46 6-4 7-5 6-1 Pender Murphy H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Eric Fromm #65 6-3 6-3 6-2 Pat Cash H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Roscoe Tanner #24 2-6 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-4 Per Hjertquist H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Ilie Nastase #97CH 6-3 7-6 6-2 Mike Estep #76 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Schalk Van Der Merwe 6-1 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-4 Derek Tarr — Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128
Victor Amaya #70 6-3 6-4 6-2 Christophe Roger-Vasselin H2H Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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