ATP US Open 1989 Draw, Results & Schedule

Boris Becker won the 1989 US Open, defeating Ivan Lendl 7-6 1-6 6-3 7-6 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 28 to September 11, 1989. 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
Boris Becker
def. Ivan Lendl , 7-6 1-6 6-3 7-6
Dates
Aug 28 — Sep 11
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

Match type

127 recorded singles results

US Open 1989 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Boris Becker #2 7-6 1-6 6-3 7-6 Ivan Lendl #13× CH H2H Match data Sep 11, 1989* F
SF (2)
Ivan Lendl #13× CH 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-1 Andre Agassi #6 H2H Match data Sep 10, 1989* SF
Boris Becker #2 6-4 6-3 6-4 Aaron Krickstein #16 H2H Match data Sep 10, 1989* SF
QF (4)
Aaron Krickstein #16 3-6 6-4 6-2 1-0 (ret.) Jay Berger #13 H2H Match data Sep 8, 1989* QF
Boris Becker #2 6-3 6-3 6-2 Yannick Noah #23 H2H Match data Sep 8, 1989* QF
Andre Agassi #6 6-1 4-6 0-6 6-3 6-4 Jimmy Connors #155× CH H2H Match data Sep 8, 1989* QF
Ivan Lendl #13× CH 6-4 6-0 6-1 Tim Mayotte #10 H2H Match data Sep 8, 1989* QF
R16 (8)
Jimmy Connors #155× CH 6-2 6-3 6-1 Stefan Edberg #3 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1989* R16
Yannick Noah #23 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-3 6-3 Alberto Mancini #12 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1989* R16
Aaron Krickstein #16 6-2 6-4 7-5 Paul Haarhuis #115 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1989* R16
Tim Mayotte #10 7-5 6-1 1-6 6-3 Michael Chang #7 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1989* R16
Boris Becker #2 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-1 Mikael Pernfors #25 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1989* R16
Ivan Lendl #13× CH 6-3 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-3 Andrei Chesnokov #18 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1989* R16
Jay Berger #13 7-5 6-2 6-1 Pete Sampras #91 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1989* R16
Andre Agassi #6 6-1 7-5 6-3 Jim Grabb #61 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1989* R16
R32 (16)
Michael Chang #7 6-0 7-6 6-4 Pieter Aldrich #75 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Andrei Chesnokov #18 6-4 6-4 6-2 Jeff Tarango #151 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Boris Becker #2 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3 Miloslav Mecir #22 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Pete Sampras #91 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 Jaime Yzaga #28 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Jimmy Connors #155× CH 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-0 Andres Gomez #30 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Andre Agassi #6 6-1 7-5 6-2 Philip Johnson #200 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Aaron Krickstein #16 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-3 Alexander Volkov #51 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Ivan Lendl #13× CH 6-1 6-2 6-3 Jim Courier #34 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Alberto Mancini #12 7-5 3-6 6-1 6-4 Martin Jaite #19 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Jim Grabb #61 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-4 Emilio Sanchez #14 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Tim Mayotte #10 6-1 7-6 6-3 Ronald Agenor #38 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Paul Haarhuis #115 7-5 7-6 6-0 Miguel Nido #182 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Yannick Noah #23 3-6 3-6 7-6 7-5 6-2 Amos Mansdorf #20 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Mikael Pernfors #25 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-4 Carl Uwe Steeb #17 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Jay Berger #13 6-7 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 Ken Flach #269 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 1-6 6-2 6-1 Milan Srejber #122 H2H Match data Sep 3, 1989* R32
R64 (32)
Boris Becker #2 1-6 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-3 Derrick Rostagno #65 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Philip Johnson #200 6-1 2-0 (ret.) Anders Jarryd #48 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Amos Mansdorf #20 6-3 6-4 7-6 Olivier Delaitre #160 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Andrei Chesnokov #18 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 Marty Davis #97 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Andre Agassi #6 6-3 6-2 6-3 Neil Broad #205 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Jim Grabb #61 6-1 6-4 6-2 Goran Ivanisevic #49 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 6-2 6-2 Peter Lundgren #47 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Emilio Sanchez #14 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4 Darren Cahill #42 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Jimmy Connors #155× CH 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-2 Bryan Shelton H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Pieter Aldrich #75 6-3 7-5 6-2 MaliVai Washington #314 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Ivan Lendl #13× CH 6-2 6-1 6-1 John Fitzgerald #32 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Milan Srejber #122 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3 Javier Sanchez #44 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Carl Uwe Steeb #17 6-2 6-3 6-3 Olli Rahnasto #130 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Jim Courier #34 6-1 6-3 6-3 Jared Palmer #235 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Yannick Noah #23 6-2 6-3 6-4 Todd Witsken #63 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Paul Haarhuis #115 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-5 John McEnroe #44× CH H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64 Upset: winner had a 4 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jeff Tarango #151 6-3 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-3 Andrew Sznajder #53 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Ronald Agenor #38 6-4 6-3 6-4 Lawson Duncan #103 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Alexander Volkov #51 6-2 6-4 6-4 Leif Shiras #88 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Miguel Nido #182 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 Glenn Michibata #129 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Ken Flach #269 6-1 6-7 6-7 6-4 6-2 Rick Leach #345 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Jaime Yzaga #28 6-2 6-1 (ret.) Scott Davis #60 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Alberto Mancini #12 6-7 7-6 7-5 7-6 Andrei Olhovskiy #388 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Miloslav Mecir #22 6-3 6-0 7-6 Mark Woodforde #81 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Aaron Krickstein #16 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3 Wally Masur #76 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Jay Berger #13 6-3 6-2 6-1 Richey Reneberg #70 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Andres Gomez #30 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Danie Visser #112 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Martin Jaite #19 6-2 6-2 7-5 David Wheaton #62 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Michael Chang #7 6-1 6-3 6-3 Thomas Hogstedt #116 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Tim Mayotte #10 6-2 6-2 7-6 Christo Van Rensburg H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
Pete Sampras #91 5-7 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-4 Mats Wilander #5DEF H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mikael Pernfors #25 6-2 6-4 6-2 Mark Koevermans #83 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64
R128 (64)
Peter Lundgren #47 6-3 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-1 Craig Campbell #379 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Emilio Sanchez #14 6-4 6-2 5-7 6-2 Donni Leaycraft #787 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Jim Courier #34 3-6 7-6 6-2 7-6 Jonas Svensson #31 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Carl Uwe Steeb #17 7-6 6-3 6-1 Horacio de la Pena #89 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
John Fitzgerald #32 7-6 5-7 7-6 5-7 6-4 Mark Kratzmann #137 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Jimmy Connors #155× CH 6-2 6-1 6-2 Tom Nijssen #106 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Alexander Volkov #51 6-1 7-6 6-3 Michael Robertson #369 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Jim Grabb #61 5-7 7-6 6-3 7-6 Jason Stoltenberg #93 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Andrew Sznajder #53 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-1 Diego Nargiso #107 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Jared Palmer #235 7-5 7-6 6-3 Jimmy Arias #100 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Goran Ivanisevic #49 6-2 1-6 6-2 6-0 Yahiya Doumbia #328 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Jeff Tarango #151 7-5 6-2 4-6 1-6 6-4 Michael Stich #84 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Michael Chang #7 7-5 6-3 6-2 Tim Wilkison #102 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Andres Gomez #30 6-7 6-3 6-2 7-6 Jean-Philippe Fleurian #114 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Ken Flach #269 7-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 Paul Annacone #66 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Milan Srejber #122 6-2 2-6 7-5 6-3 Gilad Bloom #149 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Alberto Mancini #12 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 Jonathan Canter #126 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Andre Agassi #6 6-3 7-6 6-0 Robbie Weiss #178 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Ronald Agenor #38 6-3 7-5 7-6 Chuck Adams #357 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Olivier Delaitre #160 7-6 7-6 6-1 Dan Cassidy #124 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Darren Cahill #42 7-5 6-1 6-2 Jimmy Brown — Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Christo Van Rensburg 6-2 6-2 7-5 Johan Carlsson #123 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Stefan Edberg #3 7-6 6-2 7-5 Javier Frana #104 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
MaliVai Washington #314 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-5 John Boytim #474 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Richey Reneberg #70 6-4 7-6 6-4 Alex Antonitsch #74 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Paul Haarhuis #115 7-6 3-6 7-6 6-4 Kelly Evernden #71 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Andrei Chesnokov #18 3-6 6-1 7-5 6-4 Magnus Gustafsson #56 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Boris Becker #2 6-1 6-3 6-1 David Pate #138 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Jay Berger #13 6-3 2-6 6-2 6-2 Andrei Cherkasov #68 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Andrei Olhovskiy #388 4-6 4-6 6-2 7-6 6-2 Eric Jelen #52 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Yannick Noah #23 6-3 6-2 6-2 Joey Rive #226 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Lawson Duncan #103 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-1 Johan Kriek #36 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Leif Shiras #88 6-1 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 Sergi Bruguera #27 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Danie Visser #112 3-6 6-1 7-6 3-6 6-4 Nicolas Pereira #101 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Philip Johnson #200 6-2 7-5 6-2 Cassio Motta #111 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Javier Sanchez #44 7-6 7-6 6-3 Paul Chamberlin #50 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Martin Jaite #19 7-5 6-3 6-1 Guillermo Perez-Roldan #35 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Olli Rahnasto #130 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-3 Omar Camporese #54 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Anders Jarryd #48 7-5 6-4 6-7 6-4 Marian Vajda #99 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Pieter Aldrich #75 6-1 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 Glenn Layendecker #77 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Glenn Michibata #129 6-1 6-4 6-4 Brad Drewett #108 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Thomas Hogstedt #116 7-6 6-4 2-6 6-3 Martin Laurendeau #119 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Pete Sampras #91 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-1 Agustin Moreno H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Rick Leach #345 5-7 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-2 Carl Limberger #244 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Derrick Rostagno #65 7-5 6-3 6-3 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Wally Masur #76 5-7 4-6 7-5 6-3 7-6 Jim Pugh #46 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
David Wheaton #62 6-4 7-6 7-5 Luiz Mattar #59 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Neil Broad #205 6-4 7-6 6-3 Michiel Schapers #85 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mark Woodforde #81 6-0 6-2 5-7 6-2 Tomas Carbonell #78 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Marty Davis #97 6-4 7-6 6-4 Robert Seguso #67 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Todd Witsken #63 4-6 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 Brad Gilbert #8 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Scott Davis #60 7-6 6-4 6-2 Shuzo Matsuoka #72 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
John McEnroe #44× CH 6-1 6-4 6-4 Eric Winogradsky #128 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Amos Mansdorf #20 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 Gianluca Pozzi #152 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Mikael Pernfors #25 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-1 Steve Bryan #373 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Ivan Lendl #13× CH 6-1 7-6 6-4 Diego Perez #127 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Jaime Yzaga #28 6-0 4-6 6-4 6-2 Slobodan Zivojinovic H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Miloslav Mecir #22 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-3 Leonardo Lavalle #94 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Mark Koevermans #83 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-4 John Frawley — Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Aaron Krickstein #16 6-3 6-2 6-4 Richard Matuszewski #55 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Mats Wilander #5DEF 6-1 6-3 6-1 Horst Skoff #29 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Miguel Nido #182 1-6 3-6 7-5 6-1 6-1 Richard Schmidt #449 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Bryan Shelton 6-4 7-6 6-3 Jerome Potier #79 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128
Tim Mayotte #10 6-1 6-3 6-2 Marc Flur #519 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1989* R128

Tournament Records

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Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

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  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

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  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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