ATP US Open 1986 Draw, Results & Schedule

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. The match log contains 127 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
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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Results

US Open 1986 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-2 6-0 Miloslav Mecir #8 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1986* F
SF (2)
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 Sep 8, 1986* SF
QF (4)
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 Sep 6, 1986* QF
R16 (8)
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 Sep 4, 1986* R16
R32 (16)
Gary Donnelly #211 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-3 Anders Jarryd #16 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1986* R32 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 H2H 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 H2H 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 Sep 1, 1986* R32 Upset: winner had a 5 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R64 (32)
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 H2H 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 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 H2H 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 Aug 30, 1986* R64
R128 (64)
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 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 H2H 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 H2H 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 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1986* R128
Jaime Yzaga #56 7-6 6-4 7-6 Christian Bergstrom #132 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1986* R128

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Most Titles

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  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

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  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

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  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

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  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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