ATP US Open 1989 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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Round of 128
Boris Becker #2 6-1 6-3 6-1
David Pate #138
Derrick Rostagno #65 7-5 6-3 6-3
Ramesh Krishnan
Miloslav Mecir #22 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-3
Leonardo Lavalle #94
Mark Woodforde #81 6-0 6-2 5-7 6-2
Tomas Carbonell #78
Mikael Pernfors #25 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-1
Steve Bryan #373
Mark Koevermans #83 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-4
John Frawley
Carl Uwe Steeb #17 7-6 6-3 6-1
Horacio de la Pena #89
Olli Rahnasto #130 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-3
Omar Camporese #54
Yannick Noah #23 6-3 6-2 6-2
Joey Rive #226
Todd Witsken #63 4-6 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-2
Brad Gilbert #8
Amos Mansdorf #20 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Gianluca Pozzi #152
Olivier Delaitre #160 7-6 7-6 6-1
Dan Cassidy #124
Alberto Mancini #12 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-3 6-3
Jonathan Canter #126
Andrei Olhovskiy #388 4-6 4-6 6-2 7-6 6-2
Eric Jelen #52
Martin Jaite #19 7-5 6-3 6-1
Guillermo Perez-Roldan #35
David Wheaton #62 6-4 7-6 7-5
Luiz Mattar #59
Aaron Krickstein #16 6-3 6-2 6-4
Richard Matuszewski #55
Wally Masur #76 5-7 4-6 7-5 6-3 7-6
Jim Pugh #46
Alexander Volkov #51 6-1 7-6 6-3
Michael Robertson #369
Leif Shiras #88 6-1 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-4
Sergi Bruguera #27
Paul Haarhuis #115 7-6 3-6 7-6 6-4
Kelly Evernden #71
John McEnroe #4 6-1 6-4 6-4
Eric Winogradsky #128
Miguel Nido #182 1-6 3-6 7-5 6-1 6-1
Richard Schmidt #449
Glenn Michibata #129 6-1 6-4 6-4
Brad Drewett #108
Jay Berger #13 6-3 2-6 6-2 6-2
Andrei Cherkasov #68
Richey Reneberg #70 6-4 7-6 6-4
Alex Antonitsch #74
Ken Flach #269 7-6 2-6 6-4 6-3
Paul Annacone #66
Rick Leach #345 5-7 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-2
Carl Limberger #244
Pete Sampras #91 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-1
Agustin Moreno
Mats Wilander #5 6-1 6-3 6-1
Horst Skoff #29
Jaime Yzaga #28 6-0 4-6 6-4 6-2
Slobodan Zivojinovic
Scott Davis #60 7-6 6-4 6-2
Shuzo Matsuoka #72
Ivan Lendl #1 6-1 7-6 6-4
Diego Perez #127
John Fitzgerald #32 7-6 5-7 7-6 5-7 6-4
Mark Kratzmann #137
Jim Courier #34 3-6 7-6 6-2 7-6
Jonas Svensson #31
Jared Palmer #235 7-5 7-6 6-3
Jimmy Arias #100
Andrei Chesnokov #18 3-6 6-1 7-5 6-4
Magnus Gustafsson #56
Marty Davis #97 6-4 7-6 6-4
Robert Seguso #67
Jeff Tarango #151 7-5 6-2 4-6 1-6 6-4
Michael Stich #84
Andrew Sznajder #53 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-1
Diego Nargiso #107
Tim Mayotte #10 6-1 6-3 6-2
Marc Flur #519
Christo Van Rensburg 6-2 6-2 7-5
Johan Carlsson #123
Ronald Agenor #38 6-3 7-5 7-6
Chuck Adams #357
Lawson Duncan #103 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-1
Johan Kriek #36
Michael Chang #7 7-5 6-3 6-2
Tim Wilkison #102
Thomas Hogstedt #116 7-6 6-4 2-6 6-3
Martin Laurendeau #119
Pieter Aldrich #75 6-1 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-6
Glenn Layendecker #77
MaliVai Washington #314 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-5
John Boytim #474
Andre Agassi #6 6-3 7-6 6-0
Robbie Weiss #178
Neil Broad #205 6-4 7-6 6-3
Michiel Schapers #85
Philip Johnson #200 6-2 7-5 6-2
Cassio Motta #111
Anders Jarryd #48 7-5 6-4 6-7 6-4
Marian Vajda #99
Jim Grabb #61 5-7 7-6 6-3 7-6
Jason Stoltenberg #93
Goran Ivanisevic #49 6-2 1-6 6-2 6-0
Yahiya Doumbia #328
Emilio Sanchez #14 6-4 6-2 5-7 6-2
Donni Leaycraft #787
Darren Cahill #42 7-5 6-1 6-2
Jimmy Brown
Jimmy Connors #15 6-2 6-1 6-2
Tom Nijssen #106
Bryan Shelton #322 6-4 7-6 6-3
Jerome Potier #79
Andres Gomez #30 6-7 6-3 6-2 7-6
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #114
Danie Visser #112 3-6 6-1 7-6 3-6 6-4
Nicolas Pereira #101
Stefan Edberg #3 7-6 6-2 7-5
Javier Frana #104
Peter Lundgren #47 6-3 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-1
Craig Campbell #379
Milan Srejber #122 6-2 2-6 7-5 6-3
Gilad Bloom #149
Javier Sanchez #44 7-6 7-6 6-3
Paul Chamberlin #50
Round of 64
Boris Becker #2 1-6 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-3
Derrick Rostagno #65
Miloslav Mecir #22 6-3 6-0 7-6
Mark Woodforde #81
Mikael Pernfors #25 6-2 6-4 6-2
Mark Koevermans #83
Carl Uwe Steeb #17 6-2 6-3 6-3
Olli Rahnasto #130
Yannick Noah #23 6-2 6-3 6-4
Todd Witsken #63
Amos Mansdorf #20 6-3 6-4 7-6
Olivier Delaitre #160
Alberto Mancini #12 6-7 7-6 7-5 7-6
Andrei Olhovskiy #388
Martin Jaite #19 6-2 6-2 7-5
David Wheaton #62
Aaron Krickstein #16 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3
Wally Masur #76
Alexander Volkov #51 6-2 6-4 6-4
Leif Shiras #88
Paul Haarhuis #115 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-5
John McEnroe #4
Miguel Nido #182 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3
Glenn Michibata #129
Jay Berger #13 6-3 6-2 6-1
Richey Reneberg #70
Ken Flach #269 6-1 6-7 6-7 6-4 6-2
Rick Leach #345
Pete Sampras #91 5-7 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-4
Mats Wilander #5
Jaime Yzaga #28 6-2 6-1 (ret.)
Scott Davis #60
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-1 6-1
John Fitzgerald #32
Jim Courier #34 6-1 6-3 6-3
Jared Palmer #235
Andrei Chesnokov #18 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-2
Marty Davis #97
Jeff Tarango #151 6-3 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-3
Andrew Sznajder #53
Tim Mayotte #10 6-2 6-2 7-6
Christo Van Rensburg
Ronald Agenor #38 6-4 6-3 6-4
Lawson Duncan #103
Michael Chang #7 6-1 6-3 6-3
Thomas Hogstedt #116
Pieter Aldrich #75 6-3 7-5 6-2
MaliVai Washington #314
Andre Agassi #6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Neil Broad #205
Philip Johnson #200 6-1 2-0 (ret.)
Anders Jarryd #48
Jim Grabb #61 6-1 6-4 6-2
Goran Ivanisevic #49
Emilio Sanchez #14 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4
Darren Cahill #42
Jimmy Connors #15 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-2
Bryan Shelton #322
Andres Gomez #30 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Danie Visser #112
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 6-2 6-2
Peter Lundgren #47
Milan Srejber #122 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3
Javier Sanchez #44
Round of 32
Boris Becker #2 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3
Miloslav Mecir #22
Mikael Pernfors #25 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-4
Carl Uwe Steeb #17
Yannick Noah #23 3-6 3-6 7-6 7-5 6-2
Amos Mansdorf #20
Alberto Mancini #12 7-5 3-6 6-1 6-4
Martin Jaite #19
Aaron Krickstein #16 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-3
Alexander Volkov #51
Paul Haarhuis #115 7-5 7-6 6-0
Miguel Nido #182
Jay Berger #13 6-7 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Ken Flach #269
Pete Sampras #91 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Jaime Yzaga #28
Ivan Lendl #1 6-1 6-2 6-3
Jim Courier #34
Andrei Chesnokov #18 6-4 6-4 6-2
Jeff Tarango #151
Tim Mayotte #10 6-1 7-6 6-3
Ronald Agenor #38
Michael Chang #7 6-0 7-6 6-4
Pieter Aldrich #75
Andre Agassi #6 6-1 7-5 6-2
Philip Johnson #200
Jim Grabb #61 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-4
Emilio Sanchez #14
Jimmy Connors #15 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-0
Andres Gomez #30
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 1-6 6-2 6-1
Milan Srejber #122
Round of 16
Boris Becker #2 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-1
Mikael Pernfors #25
Yannick Noah #23 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-3 6-3
Alberto Mancini #12
Aaron Krickstein #16 6-2 6-4 7-5
Paul Haarhuis #115
Jay Berger #13 7-5 6-2 6-1
Pete Sampras #91
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-3
Andrei Chesnokov #18
Tim Mayotte #10 7-5 6-1 1-6 6-3
Michael Chang #7
Andre Agassi #6 6-1 7-5 6-3
Jim Grabb #61
Jimmy Connors #15 6-2 6-3 6-1
Stefan Edberg #3
Quarterfinals
Boris Becker #2 6-3 6-3 6-2
Yannick Noah #23
Aaron Krickstein #16 3-6 6-4 6-2 1-0 (ret.)
Jay Berger #13
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-0 6-1
Tim Mayotte #10
Andre Agassi #6 6-1 4-6 0-6 6-3 6-4
Jimmy Connors #15
Semifinals
Boris Becker #2 6-4 6-3 6-4
Aaron Krickstein #16
Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-1
Andre Agassi #6
Final
Boris Becker #2 7-6 1-6 6-3 7-6
Ivan Lendl #1

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