ATP US Open 1982 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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Round of 128
Jimmy Connors #2 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 #100
Ilie Nastase #97 6-3 7-6 6-2
Mike Estep #76
Terry Moor #91 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-3
Butch Walts #99
Johan Kriek #13 6-2 6-2 6-2
Dick Stockton #85
Victor Amaya #70 6-3 6-4 6-2
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #98
Rodney Harmon #240 4-6 6-0 7-5 6-2
Rolf Gehring #77
Henrik Sundstrom #549 6-1 6-4 6-3
Sean Brawley #667
Scott Davis #273 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 #159
Cary Leeds #482 6-2 1-0 (ret.)
Thomas Hogstedt #240
Chris Lewis #37 6-4 6-4 6-2
Nick Saviano #84
Matt Mitchell #180 7-5 6-2 6-2
Leif Shiras #482
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-2
Chris Dunk #129
Marcos Hocevar #59 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-0
Steve Krulevitz #99
Mike De Palmer
BYE
David Carter #85 6-3 6-2 7-6
Jai Dilouie #264
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 #213
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 #88
Tom Gullikson 2-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 7-6
John Alexander #42
Jerome Potier #116 6-3 6-2 6-2
Rick Fagel #115
Chip Hooper #27 6-1 6-4 7-5
Marcel Freeman #335
Roscoe Tanner #24 2-6 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-4
Per Hjertquist #124
Jaime Fillol #97 6-2 6-4 1-6 6-3
Georges Goven #119
Freddie Sauer #141 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 #220
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 #83 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 #137 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 #206 6-4 3-6 3-6 7-6 6-2
Wojtek Fibak #41
Heinz Gunthardt #46 6-4 7-5 6-1
Pender Murphy #102
Eric Fromm #65 6-3 6-3 6-2
Pat Cash #342
Yannick Noah #10 6-3 7-6 6-3
Kevin Curren #30
Brian Gottfried #25 7-5 6-0 6-3
Trey Waltke #124
Eric Korita 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2
Jerome Vanier #295
Brad Gilbert #282 7-6 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-3
Joao Soares #74
John McEnroe #1 7-6 6-4 7-5
Tim Gullikson
Marty Davis #99 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jay Lapidus #73
Vincent Van Patten 6-2 7-6 1-6 4-6 7-6
Scott Lipton #273
Mike Brunnberg #667 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 #264
Mark Edmondson #16 7-6 6-3 6-2
Egan Adams #292
Hans Simonsson #185 7-5 6-1 6-1
Haroon Ismail #99
Stan Smith #89 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-5
Mike Leach #372
Gene Mayer #6 6-4 6-4 6-2
Jiri Granat #133
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 #210
Robert Vant Hof 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-2
Mike Myburg #266
Round of 64
Jimmy Connors #2 6-4 6-3 6-2
Hank Pfister #31
Jimmy Arias #31 6-4 6-2 6-1
Shlomo Glickstein #34
Ilie Nastase #97 6-3 6-4 7-6
Terry Moor #91
Johan Kriek #13 7-6 7-5 7-5
Victor Amaya #70
Rodney Harmon #240 6-4 6-2 2-3 (ret.)
Henrik Sundstrom #549
Scott Davis #273 7-6 7-6 7-6
Brian Teacher #18
Eliot Teltscher #9 6-3 6-1 6-2
Cary Leeds #482
Chris Lewis #37 6-3 6-4 7-6
Matt Mitchell #180
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-4 6-2 6-3
Marcos Hocevar #59
Mike De Palmer 7-6 6-1 7-5
David Carter #85
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 #116
Chip Hooper #27 6-7 7-6 4-6 7-5 7-6
Roscoe Tanner #24
Jaime Fillol #97 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-7 7-6
Freddie Sauer #141
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 #83
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 #137
Kim Warwick #55 6-0 6-2 6-0
Chris Mayotte #206
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 #282
John McEnroe #1 7-6 6-4 6-3
Marty Davis #99
Vincent Van Patten 6-4 5-7 6-1 6-3
Mike Brunnberg #667
Matt Doyle 1-6 7-6 7-5 6-2
Mark Edmondson #16
Hans Simonsson #185 6-0 7-6 6-3
Stan Smith #89
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 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1
Jimmy Arias #31
Ilie Nastase #97 4-6 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-2
Johan Kriek #13
Rodney Harmon #240 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6
Scott Davis #273
Eliot Teltscher #9 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-0
Chris Lewis #37
Guillermo Vilas #4 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 #97 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 6-3 6-2 6-3
Vincent Van Patten
Matt Doyle 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-1
Hans Simonsson #185
Gene Mayer #6 4-6 7-6 6-2 6-1
Mark Dickson #40
Bob Lutz
BYE
Round of 16
Jimmy Connors #2 6-3 6-3 6-4
Ilie Nastase #97
Rodney Harmon #240 6-4 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6
Eliot Teltscher #9
Guillermo Vilas #4 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-3
Steve Denton #15
Tom Gullikson 6-4 6-3 6-3
Jaime Fillol #97
Ivan Lendl #3 6-2 6-2 6-2
Mats Wilander #14
Kim Warwick #55 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-4
Yannick Noah #10
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-4 6-4
Matt Doyle
Gene Mayer #6 6-4 6-2 6-1
Bob Lutz
Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors #2 6-1 6-3 6-4
Rodney Harmon #240
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-2 6-1 6-3
Tom Gullikson
Ivan Lendl #3 6-4 6-3 6-1
Kim Warwick #55
John McEnroe #1 4-6 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-1
Gene Mayer #6
Semifinals
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-3
Guillermo Vilas #4
Ivan Lendl #2 6-4 6-4 7-6
John McEnroe #3
Final
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
Ivan Lendl #2

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
The 2025 US Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Who has won the most US Open titles?
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When was the first US Open played?
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What surface is US Open played on?
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