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

Round of 128

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

Round of 64

Jimmy Connors #2 3× CH 6-4 6-3 6-2
Hank Pfister #31
Jimmy Arias #31 6-4 6-2 6-1
Shlomo Glickstein #34
Ilie Nastase #97 CH 6-3 6-4 7-6
Terry Moor #91
Johan Kriek #13 7-6 7-5 7-5
Victor Amaya #70
Rodney Harmon 6-4 6-2 2-3 (ret.)
Henrik Sundstrom
Scott Davis 7-6 7-6 7-6
Brian Teacher #18
Eliot Teltscher #9 6-3 6-1 6-2
Cary Leeds
Chris Lewis #37 6-3 6-4 7-6
Matt Mitchell
Guillermo Vilas #4 CH 6-4 6-2 6-3
Marcos Hocevar #59
Mike De Palmer 7-6 6-1 7-5
David Carter
Steve Denton #15 6-3 6-2 7-6
Claudio Panatta #69
Mel Purcell #26 6-1 6-3 6-0
Sherwood Stewart
Tom Gullikson 6-3 6-1 6-3
Jerome Potier
Chip Hooper #27 6-7 7-6 4-6 7-5 7-6
Roscoe Tanner #24
Jaime Fillol 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-7 7-6
Freddie Sauer
Fritz Buehning #56 7-5 4-6 6-4 1-6 6-3
Jimmy Brown
Ivan Lendl #3 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-4
Tim Mayotte #28
Harold Solomon #96 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-0
Thierry Tulasne
Mats Wilander #14 6-2 7-6 6-1
Bruce Manson #44
Tim Wilkison #61 6-2 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3
Larry Stefanki
Kim Warwick #55 6-0 6-2 6-0
Chris Mayotte
Heinz Gunthardt #46 6-4 6-7 7-5 7-6
Eric Fromm #65
Yannick Noah #10 6-3 6-4 6-4
Brian Gottfried #25
Eric Korita 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-2
Brad Gilbert
John McEnroe #1 DEF · 3× 7-6 6-4 6-3
Marty Davis
Vincent Van Patten 6-4 5-7 6-1 6-3
Mike Brunnberg
Matt Doyle 1-6 7-6 7-5 6-2
Mark Edmondson #16
Hans Simonsson 6-0 7-6 6-3
Stan Smith CH
Gene Mayer #6 6-2 6-1 6-1
Stefan Simonsson #93
Mark Dickson #40 2-6 6-4 6-4 1-1 (ret.)
Robert Vant Hof

Round of 32

Jimmy Connors #2 3× CH 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1
Jimmy Arias #31
Ilie Nastase #97 CH 4-6 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-2
Johan Kriek #13
Rodney Harmon 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6
Scott Davis
Eliot Teltscher #9 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-0
Chris Lewis #37
Guillermo Vilas #4 CH 6-3 7-5 4-6 6-1
Mike De Palmer
Steve Denton #15 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-3
Mel Purcell #26
Tom Gullikson 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-3
Chip Hooper #27
Jaime Fillol 7-6 3-6 6-2 6-2
Fritz Buehning #56
Ivan Lendl #3 6-3 6-0 6-1
Harold Solomon #96
Mats Wilander #14 6-4 6-1 7-6
Tim Wilkison #61
Kim Warwick #55 6-3 6-2 6-1
Heinz Gunthardt #46
Yannick Noah #10 7-5 6-7 6-4 3-6 6-4
Eric Korita
John McEnroe #1 DEF · 3× 6-3 6-2 6-3
Vincent Van Patten
Matt Doyle 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-1
Hans Simonsson
Gene Mayer #6 4-6 7-6 6-2 6-1
Mark Dickson #40
Bob Lutz
BYE

Round of 16

Jimmy Connors 3× CH 6-3 6-3 6-4
Ilie Nastase CH
Rodney Harmon 6-4 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6
Eliot Teltscher
Guillermo Vilas CH 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-3
Steve Denton
Tom Gullikson 6-4 6-3 6-3
Jaime Fillol
Ivan Lendl 6-2 6-2 6-2
Mats Wilander
Kim Warwick 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-4
Yannick Noah
John McEnroe DEF · 3× 6-3 6-4 6-4
Matt Doyle
Gene Mayer 6-4 6-2 6-1
Bob Lutz

Quarterfinals

Jimmy Connors 3× CH 6-1 6-3 6-4
Rodney Harmon
Guillermo Vilas CH 6-2 6-1 6-3
Tom Gullikson
Ivan Lendl 6-4 6-3 6-1
Kim Warwick
John McEnroe DEF · 3× 4-6 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-1
Gene Mayer

Semifinals

Jimmy Connors #1 3× CH 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-3
Guillermo Vilas #4 CH
Ivan Lendl #2 6-4 6-4 7-6
John McEnroe #3 DEF · 3×

Final

Jimmy Connors #1 3× CH 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
Ivan Lendl #2

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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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

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WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Carlos Alcaraz #1 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 6-3 6-4 7-5 Taylor Fritz #12 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #4 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Casper Ruud #7 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Daniil Medvedev #2 6-4 6-4 6-4 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
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