1986 US Open – Men's singles

January 2025 1986 US Open TCH Ivan Lendl TCH Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 128 16 1986 US Open (tennis) Defending champion Ivan Lendl defeated Miloslav Mečíř in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1986 US Open. It was his second US Open title and fourth major title overall. This was the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 1, eight-time major champion and Olympic gold medalist Andre Agassi. He would go on to play an Open Era record 21 consecutive US Open events.Andre Agassi Set to Begin His Last U.S. Open | Fox News This was the first US Open in history where no American man reached the semifinals. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. TCH Ivan Lendl (champion) SWE Mats Wilander (fourth round) FRG Boris Becker (semifinalist) SWE Stefan Edberg (semifinalist) FRA Yannick Noah (third round) USA Jimmy Connors (third round) SWE Joakim Nyström (quarterfinalist) FRA Henri Leconte (quarterfinalist) USA John McEnroe (first round) ECU Andrés Gómez (second round) SWE Mikael Pernfors (second round) FRA Thierry Tulasne (first round) SWE Anders Järryd (third round) USA Tim Mayotte (first round) USA Brad Gilbert (fourth round) TCH Miloslav Mečíř (finalist) Draw Finals 150 TCH Ivan Lendl 1 TCH Miloslav Mečíř 16 6 4 6 2 6 0 TCH Ivan Lendl 1 SWE Stefan Edberg 4 78 66 6 2 6 3 FRG Boris Becker 3 TCH Miloslav Mečíř 16 6 4 3 6 4 6 6 3 3 6 TCH Ivan Lendl 1 FRA Henri Leconte 8 77 63 6 1 1 6 6 1 SWE Stefan Edberg 4 USA Tim Wilkison   6 3 6 3 6 3 TCH Milan Šrejber   FRG Boris Becker 3 3 6 2 6 1 6 SWE Joakim Nyström 7 TCH Miloslav Mečíř 16 4 6 2 6 6 3 2 6 Top half Section 1 TCH I Lendl 1 USA B Gilbert 15 7 5 6 1 6 2 TCH I Lendl 1 SWE J Svensson 6 3 6 3 6 4 USA J Kriek USA B Gilbert 15 2 6 5 7 2 6 TCH I Lendl 1 USA R Seguso 6 3 6 1 6 2 GBR J Bates SWE J Svensson 4 6 2 6 0 6 USA J Sadri USA J Kriek 3 6 3 6 4 6 NGA N Odizor USA B Gilbert 15 7 5 2 6 4 6 2 6 TCH I Lendl 1 USA G Layendecker 6 3 6 2 6 0 USA B Pearce WC USA R Seguso 4 6 3 6 2 6 GBR J Bates USA A Agassi WC 7 6 6 3 4 6 6 4 USA K Flach WC SWE J Svensson 4 6 2 6 4 6 NZL K Evernden Q USA J Sadri 7 5 2 6 6 7 6 7 USA J Kriek AUS M Kratzmann 7 5 6 4 3 6 3 6 6 4 NGA N Odizor BRA C Kirmayr 3 6 7 5 6 1 7 6 USA T Warneke Q USA B Gilbert 15 6 2 4 6 3 6 3 6 Section 2 USA A Krickstein FRA H Leconte 8 3 6 5 7 4 6 USA A Krickstein USA M Purcell 6 3 6 2 6 1 ISR A Mansdorf FRA H Leconte 8 6 4 3 6 5 7 2 6 USA P Annacone USA A Krickstein 6 4 6 4 3 6 4 6 6 7 USA B Green USA M Purcell 3 6 4 6 2 6 ISR A Mansdorf MEX F Maciel 7 5 6 0 6 0 ARG H de la Peña FRA H Leconte 8 1 6 2 6 0 6 USA J McEnroe 9 USA P Annacone 6 1 1 6 3 6 3 6 USA A Krickstein TCH K Nováček 5 7 4 6 7 6 6 1 6 3 USA B Green ZAF 1928 C Campbell Q 3 6 3 6 6 4 6 4 7 5 USA M Purcell YUG S Živojinović 6 4 6 2 6 1 TCH T Šmid ISR A Mansdorf 4 6 6 7 3 6 POL W Fibak MEX F Maciel 6 3 4 6 6 7 1 6 FRG H Schwaier ARG H de la Peña 6 7 7 6 3 6 3 6 ARG M Jaite FRA H Leconte 8 3 6 4 6 4 6 Section 3 SWE Edberg 4 USA Goldie WC 6 3 6 2 6 2 SWE Edberg 4 IND Krishnan 7 6 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 ZAF 1928 Moir USA Goldie WC 0 6 6 4 7 6 1 6 2 6 SWE Edberg 4 USA Curren 7 6 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 2 IND Krishnan MEX Lavalle 6 2 6 4 6 3 USA Hooper Q ZAF 1928 Moir 7 5 2 6 4 6 5 7 USA Goldie WC USA Canter 7 6 4 6 6 3 6 7 7 6 SWE Edberg 4 CAN Bonneau 6 0 6 3 6 0 AUT Muster USA Curren 0 6 7 5 3 6 5 7 USA Bauer Q IND Krishnan 6 7 2 6 5 7 AUS Cash MEX Lavalle 4 6 7 5 4 6 6 1 3 6 USA Brown USA Hooper Q 3 6 6 4 6 7 4 6 ZAF 1928 Moir SWE Eriksson 6 3 6 1 6 2 USA Goldie WC TCH Vajda 3 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 7 5 USA Canter USA Mayotte 14 6 7 4 6 7 6 6 1 6 3 Section 4 USSR Chesnokov USA Wilkison 0 6 2 6 3 6 USSR Chesnokov USA Freeman 1 6 6 3 4 6 6 1 6 3 USA Wilkison FRA Noah 5 7 6 3 6 4 6 6 1 6 4 SWE Pernfors 11 USSR Chesnokov 4 6 6 4 6 4 3 6 4 6 USA Freeman ZAF 1928 Steyn 7 5 6 2 6 2 AUS McNamee USA Wilkison 1 6 2 6 1 6 ARG Ingaramo FRA Noah 5 4 6 1 6 2 6 SWE Pernfors 11 SWE Gunnarsson 6 4 6 3 6 3 FRG Osterthun USSR Chesnokov 4 6 5 7 3 6 USA Schultz USA Freeman 4 6 6 7 1 6 ZAF 1928 Steyn USA Leach 3 6 6 3 7 6 6 4 AUS McNamee ARG Vilas 7 5 5 7 2 6 6 1 6 3 AUT Skoff USA Wilkison 6 7 2 6 0 6 ARG Ingaramo BRA Mattar 7 6 6 3 6 7 6 3 USA Davis FRA Noah 5 3 6 3 6 1 6 Bottom half Section 5 USA Witsken TCH Šrejber 7 6 6 7 1 6 4 6 USA Connors 6 USA Witsken 2 6 4 6 5 7 TCH Šrejber PER Yzaga 3 6 6 1 6 4 6 2 USA Connors 6 ITA Pistolesi Q 7 6 6 4 7 5 USA Witsken ARG Bengoechea 7 6 6 1 6 1 TCH Šrejber AUS Dyke 2 6 6 3 6 4 6 4 PER Yzaga USA Pate 6 4 3 6 5 7 6 2 6 3 USA Connors 6 SWE Sundström 6 2 6 2 6 2 SWE Stenlund ITA Pistolesi Q 1 6 4 6 4 6 USA Witsken AUS Fitzgerald 6 4 6 7 6 3 7 5 ISR Glickstein Q ARG Bengoechea 2 6 6 4 0 6 7 6 6 7 USA Arias TCH Šrejber 5 7 0 6 3 6 AUS Dyke USA Teacher 6 4 3 6 6 4 6 4 PER Yzaga SWE Bergström Q 7 6 6 4 7 6 USA Pate FRA Tulasne 12 3 6 6 3 6 1 5 7 6 4 Section 6 USA Donnelly Q FRG Becker 3 4 6 3 6 7 6 4 6 SWE Järryd 13 USA Donnelly Q 3 6 7 5 1 6 3 6 ESP Casal FRG Becker 3 5 7 4 6 2 6 SWE Järryd 13 USA Jensen Q 6 0 6 3 6 1 USA Teltscher USA Donnelly Q 3 6 2 6 0 6 ZAF 1928 Visser ESP Casal 2 6 1 6 3 6 BRA Motta FRG Becker 3 3 6 0 6 2 6 SWE Järryd 13 USA Parker WC 6 4 6 2 6 2 USA Jensen Q USA Testerman 7 6 6 2 6 4 USA Teltscher USA Scanlon 6 2 6 4 6 1 CHE Hlasek USA Donnelly Q 2 6 3 6 6 3 3 6 USA Wilder ZAF 1928 Visser 3 6 6 7 3 6 ESP Casal AUS Cahill 6 1 3 6 7 6 6 2 BRA Motta BRA Acioly Q 2 6 7 5 5 7 7 6 6 2 CAN Michibata FRG Becker 3 2 6 7 5 4 6 2 6 Section 7 SWE Nyström 7 USA Anger 7 6 6 2 6 2 SWE Nyström 7 FRG Jelen 5 7 4 6 6 3 6 0 6 2 USA Anger USA Gullikson WC 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 SWE Nyström 7 TCH Složil 6 2 6 1 6 0 FRG Jelen USA Davis 3 6 1 6 7 5 6 2 6 3 AUS Masur USA Anger 6 7 3 6 5 7 USA Gullikson WC ECU Gómez 10 3 6 60 77 77 62 6 3 6 4 SWE Nyström 7 USA Giammalva Jr. 6 1 6 4 6 2 TCH Složil SWE Carlsson 7 6 6 2 6 3 FRG Jelen AUS Woodforde 6 3 4 6 2 6 6 4 6 4 USA Rostagno Q USA Davis 3 6 6 7 3 6 PRY González Q AUS Masur 2 6 2 6 2 6 PER Arraya USA Anger 6 3 2 6 1 6 5 7 USA Holmes USA Gullikson WC 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 0 6 7 URY Pérez ECU Gómez 10 3 6 6 7 1 6 Section 8 TCH Mečíř 16 SWE Wilander 2 6 7 6 3 6 3 6 4 TCH Mečíř 16 ZAF 1928 Edwards 6 0 6 3 6 3 ZAF 1928 van Rensburg SWE Wilander 2 7 5 3 6 4 6 4 6 TCH Mečíř 16 FRA Forget 7 5 6 4 6 1 ZAF 1928 Edwards CHL Acuña Q 3 6 6 1 6 4 3 6 6 3 USA Berger WC ZAF 1928 van Rensburg 2 6 1 6 0 6 FRA Champion SWE Wilander 2 1 6 5 7 4 6 TCH Mečíř 16 USA Gullikson WC 7 5 7 6 6 4 USA Flur Q FRA Forget 4 6 3 6 5 7 ZAF 1928 Edwards TCH Pimek 6 3 6 1 6 0 SWE Lundgren CHL Acuña Q 2 6 6 2 3 6 6 7 USA Berger WC Haiti Agénor 6 4 6 3 7 5 USA Pugh Q ZAF 1928 van Rensburg 3 6 4 6 4 6 FRA Champion ESP Sánchez 1 6 6 1 5 7 6 1 7 5 USA Nelson SWE Wilander 2 3 6 1 6 6 4 4 6 References External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1986 US Open Men's Singles draw 1986 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Grand Slam men's singles 1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 1987 Australian Open – Men's singles Men's singles Men's singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles