ATP US Open 1986 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Ivan Lendl won the 1986 US Open, defeating Miloslav Mecir 6-4 6-2 6-0 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 26 to September 9, 1986.

Champion
Ivan Lendl
def. Miloslav Mecir , 6-4 6-2 6-0
Dates
Aug 26 — Sep 9
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 9, 1986* F Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-2 6-0 Miloslav Mecir #8 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 8, 1986* SF Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 6-2 6-3 Stefan Edberg #4 H2H Match data
Sep 8, 1986* SF Miloslav Mecir #8 4-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 Boris Becker #2 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 6, 1986* QF Stefan Edberg #4 6-3 6-3 6-3 Tim Wilkison #31 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1986* QF Miloslav Mecir #15 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-2 Joakim Nystrom #7 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1986* QF Boris Becker #3 6-3 6-2 6-1 Milan Srejber #37 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1986* QF Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 6-1 1-6 6-1 Henri Leconte #8 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 4, 1986* R16 Milan Srejber #37 6-7 7-6 6-1 6-4 Todd Witsken #84 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1986* R16 Joakim Nystrom #7 7-6 6-2 6-2 Matt Anger #29 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1986* R16 Boris Becker #3 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-4 Gary Donnelly #211 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1986* R16 Ivan Lendl #1 7-5 6-1 6-2 Brad Gilbert #14 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1986* R16 Henri Leconte #8 6-3 7-5 6-4 Aaron Krickstein #38 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1986* R16 Miloslav Mecir #15 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-4 Mats Wilander #2 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1986* R16 Stefan Edberg #4 6-3 6-2 6-2 Dan Goldie #169 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1986* R16 Tim Wilkison #31 6-0 6-2 6-3 Andrei Chesnokov #46 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Gary Donnelly #211 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-3 Anders Jarryd #16 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Henri Leconte #8 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 Amos Mansdorf #77 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Boris Becker #3 7-5 6-4 6-2 Sergio Casal #92 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Joakim Nystrom #7 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-2 Eric Jelen #25 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Andrei Chesnokov #46 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-3 Marcel Freeman #57 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Mats Wilander #2 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 Christo Van Rensburg — Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-3 6-4 Jonas Svensson #47 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Aaron Krickstein #38 6-3 6-2 6-1 Mel Purcell #76 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Milan Srejber #37 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 Jaime Yzaga #56 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Miloslav Mecir #15 6-0 6-3 6-3 Eddie Edwards #54 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Tim Wilkison #31 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 Yannick Noah #6 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Matt Anger #29 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 Tom Gullikson — Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Dan Goldie #169 6-0 4-6 6-7 6-1 6-2 Barry Moir #111 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Stefan Edberg #4 7-6 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 Ramesh Krishnan — Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Brad Gilbert #14 6-2 7-5 6-2 Johan Kriek #19 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1986* R32 Todd Witsken #84 6-2 6-4 7-5 Jimmy Connors #5 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Stefan Edberg #4 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 Kevin Curren #23 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Jaime Yzaga #56 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-2 6-3 David Pate #30 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Sergio Casal #92 6-2 6-1 6-3 Danie Visser #110 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Anders Jarryd #16 6-0 6-3 6-1 Luke Jensen #370 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Tim Wilkison #31 6-1 6-2 6-1 Paul Mcnamee #43 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Brad Gilbert #14 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-2 Nduka Odizor #80 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Milan Srejber #37 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Broderick Dyke #69 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Miloslav Mecir #15 7-5 6-4 6-1 Guy Forget #36 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Matt Anger #29 7-6 6-3 7-5 Wally Masur #78 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Todd Witsken #84 7-6 6-1 6-1 Eduardo Bengoechea #99 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Jimmy Connors #5 7-6 6-4 7-5 Claudio Pistolesi #170 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Marcel Freeman #57 7-5 6-2 6-2 Christo Steyn #44 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Ramesh Krishnan 6-2 6-4 6-3 Leonardo Lavalle #70 — Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-1 6-2 Robert Seguso #28 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Amos Mansdorf #77 7-5 6-0 6-0 Francisco Maciel #52 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Johan Kriek #19 6-3 6-3 6-4 John Sadri #82 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Tom Gullikson 3-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-4 Andres Gomez #10 — Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Eric Jelen #25 3-6 1-6 7-5 6-2 6-3 Marty Davis #72 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Joakim Nystrom #7 6-2 6-1 6-0 Pavel Slozil #208 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Andrei Chesnokov #46 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 Mikael Pernfors #11 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Yannick Noah #6 6-4 6-1 6-2 Marcelo Ingaramo #153 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Mel Purcell #76 6-3 6-4 6-2 Bob Green #95 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Aaron Krickstein #38 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 Paul Annacone #20 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Henri Leconte #8 6-1 6-2 6-0 Horacio de la Pena #32 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Gary Donnelly #211 6-3 6-2 6-0 Eliot Teltscher #65 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Mats Wilander #2 6-1 7-5 6-4 Thierry Champion #90 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Christo Van Rensburg 6-2 6-1 6-0 Jay Berger #204 — Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Barry Moir #111 5-7 6-2 6-4 7-5 Chip Hooper #147 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Dan Goldie #169 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 Jonathan Canter #39 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Boris Becker #3 6-3 6-0 6-2 Cassio Motta #81 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Jonas Svensson #47 6-4 6-2 6-0 Jeremy Bates #128 H2H Match data
Aug 30, 1986* R64 Eddie Edwards #54 3-6 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3 Ricardo Acuna #156 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Barry Moir #111 6-3 6-1 6-2 Stefan Eriksson — Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Jonathan Canter #39 6-7 4-6 7-6 6-1 6-3 Tim Mayotte #13 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Ricardo Acuna #156 6-2 2-6 6-3 7-6 Peter Lundgren #45 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Dan Goldie #169 3-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-5 Marian Vajda #104 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Johan Kriek #19 7-5 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-4 Mark Kratzmann #107 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Horacio de la Pena #32 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-3 Hans Schwaier #113 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Kevin Curren #23 6-0 5-7 6-3 7-5 Thomas Muster #50 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Cassio Motta #81 2-6 7-5 5-7 7-6 6-2 Ricardo Acioly #235 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Claudio Pistolesi #170 6-1 6-4 6-4 Ulf Stenlund #40 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Eddie Edwards #54 6-3 6-1 6-0 Libor Pimek #48 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Guy Forget #36 6-4 6-3 7-5 Marc Flur #268 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Danie Visser #110 6-3 7-6 6-3 Vallis Wilder #133 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Jay Berger #204 6-4 6-3 7-5 Ronald Agenor #59 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Eric Jelen #25 6-3 4-6 2-6 6-4 6-4 Mark Woodforde #101 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Marty Davis #72 6-3 7-6 6-3 Derrick Rostagno #131 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Eliot Teltscher #65 6-2 6-4 6-1 Bill Scanlon #98 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Aaron Krickstein #38 5-7 4-6 7-6 6-1 6-3 Karel Novacek #35 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Paul Annacone #20 1-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #9 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Chip Hooper #147 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4 Jimmy Brown — Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Yannick Noah #6 6-3 6-3 6-1 Scott Davis #63 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Broderick Dyke #69 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-4 Brian Teacher #73 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Gary Donnelly #211 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3 Jakob Hlasek #27 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Mats Wilander #2 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-4 Todd Nelson #66 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Pavel Slozil #208 7-6 6-2 6-3 Kent Carlsson #21 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Andres Gomez #10 6-3 7-6 6-1 Diego Perez #49 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Milan Srejber #37 7-5 6-0 6-3 Jimmy Arias #24 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Tim Wilkison #31 7-6 6-2 6-0 Horst Skoff #75 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Mel Purcell #76 6-4 6-2 6-1 Slobodan Zivojinovic — Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Jimmy Connors #5 6-2 6-2 6-2 Henrik Sundstrom #87 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Amos Mansdorf #77 6-4 7-6 6-3 Tomas Smid #34 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Wally Masur #78 6-2 6-2 6-2 Francisco Gonzalez #354 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Eduardo Bengoechea #99 6-2 4-6 6-0 6-7 7-6 Shlomo Glickstein #322 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Tom Gullikson 7-6 7-6 6-7 0-6 7-6 Greg Holmes #42 — Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Marcel Freeman #57 6-4 7-6 6-1 Bud Schultz #53 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Joakim Nystrom #7 6-1 6-4 6-2 Sammy Giammalva Jr — Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Brad Gilbert #14 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 Tomm Warneke #198 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Jonas Svensson #47 6-4 6-2 6-4 Ken Flach #142 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Luke Jensen #370 7-6 6-2 6-4 Ben Testerman #88 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Ramesh Krishnan 7-6 6-2 7-5 Mike Bauer #213 — Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Mikael Pernfors #11 6-4 6-3 6-3 Jan Gunnarsson #61 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Leonardo Lavalle #70 6-4 5-7 6-4 1-6 6-3 Pat Cash #100 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Matt Anger #29 3-6 6-2 6-1 7-5 Pablo Arraya #58 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Francisco Maciel #52 3-6 6-4 7-6 6-1 Wojtek Fibak #71 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Bob Green #95 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-5 Craig Campbell #274 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Anders Jarryd #16 6-4 6-2 6-2 A. Parker H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Todd Witsken #84 6-4 6-7 6-3 7-5 John Fitzgerald #85 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Stefan Edberg #4 6-0 6-3 6-0 Stephane Bonneau #177 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Henri Leconte #8 6-3 6-4 6-4 Martin Jaite #17 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Jeremy Bates #128 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 Andre Agassi #105 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Thierry Champion #90 1-6 6-1 5-7 6-1 7-5 Emilio Sanchez #18 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Sergio Casal #92 6-1 3-6 7-6 6-2 Darren Cahill #135 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Robert Seguso #28 6-4 6-3 6-2 Brad Pearce #108 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 John Sadri #82 5-7 6-2 7-6 7-6 Kelly Evernden #117 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Boris Becker #3 6-2 5-7 6-4 6-2 Glenn Michibata #79 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Christo Steyn #44 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-4 Mike Leach #67 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Andrei Chesnokov #46 6-4 7-5 6-3 Ricki Osterthun #122 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 David Pate #30 3-6 6-3 6-1 5-7 6-4 Thierry Tulasne #12 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Paul Mcnamee #43 7-5 5-7 2-6 6-1 6-3 Guillermo Vilas #22 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Nduka Odizor #80 3-6 7-5 6-1 7-6 Carlos Kirmayr #74 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-2 6-0 Glenn Layendecker #96 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Miloslav Mecir #15 7-5 7-6 6-4 Tim Gullikson — Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Marcelo Ingaramo #153 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 Luiz Mattar #93 H2H Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Christo Van Rensburg 6-3 6-4 6-4 Jim Pugh #126 — Match data
Aug 28, 1986* R128 Jaime Yzaga #56 7-6 6-4 7-6 Christian Bergstrom #132 H2H Match data

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