1982 US Open – Men's singles

January 2025 1982 US Open USA Jimmy Connors TCH Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 128 (16 Q Qualifiers) 16 US Open – Men's singles US Open – Men's singles 1982 US Open (tennis) Jimmy Connors defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1982 US Open. It was his fourth US Open singles title and seventh major singles title overall. It was the first of eight consecutive US Open finals for Lendl. John McEnroe was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Lendl. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA John McEnroe (semifinalist) USA Jimmy Connors (champion) TCH Ivan Lendl (finalist) ARG Guillermo Vilas (semifinalist) USA Vitas Gerulaitis (first round) USA Gene Mayer (quarterfinalist) ARG José Luis Clerc (first round) USA Eliot Teltscher (fourth round) FRA Yannick Noah (fourth round) USA Johan Kriek (third round) SWE Mats Wilander (fourth round) USA Steve Denton (fourth round) AUS Mark Edmondson (second round) USA Brian Teacher (second round) MEX Raúl Ramírez (second round) USA Roscoe Tanner (second round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 TCH Ivan Lendl 3 USA Jimmy Connors 2 3 6 2 6 6 4 4 6 USA John McEnroe 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 3 4 6 4 6 66 78 ARG Guillermo Vilas 4 USA Jimmy Connors 2 1 6 6 3 2 6 3 6 USA John McEnroe 1 USA Gene Mayer 6 4 6 77 64 6 3 4 6 6 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 3 AUS Kim Warwick 6 4 6 3 6 1 USA Tom Gullikson ARG Guillermo Vilas 4 2 6 1 6 3 6 USA Rodney Harmon USA Jimmy Connors 2 1 6 3 6 4 6 Section 1 USA McEnroe 1 IRL Doyle 6 3 6 4 6 4 USA McEnroe 1 USA Van Patten 6 3 6 2 6 3 SWE Simonsson Q IRL Doyle 6 3 2 6 3 6 1 6 USA McEnroe 1 USA Davis 7 6 6 4 6 3 USA Van Patten USA Brunnberg Q 6 4 5 7 6 1 6 3 SWE Simonsson Q USA Smith 6 0 7 6 6 3 IRL Doyle AUS Edmondson 13 1 6 7 6 7 5 6 2 USA McEnroe 1 USA Ti. Gullikson 77 62 6 4 7 5 USA Davis USA Lapidus 6 3 6 4 6 2 USA Van Patten USA Lipton 6 2 7 6 1 6 4 6 7 6 USA Brunnberg Q USA DuPré 4 6 6 3 6 7 6 2 6 3 SWE Simonsson Q ZWE Ismail 7 5 6 1 6 1 USA Smith USA Leach 4 6 6 4 6 3 7 5 IRL Doyle CHL Acuña 6 4 4 6 6 0 6 4 USA Adams Q AUS Edmondson 13 6 7 3 6 2 6 Section 2 USA Lutz USA Mayer 6 4 6 2 6 1 6 ZAF 1928 Van der Merwe USA Lutz 7 6 4 6 2 6 2 6 USA Dickson USA Mayer 6 4 6 7 6 2 6 1 6 MEX Ramírez 15 ZAF 1928 Van der Merwe 2 6 3 6 7 5 4 6 NGA Odizor USA Lutz 1 6 4 6 7 5 5 7 USA Dickson USA Van't Hof 2 6 6 4 6 4 1 0 r SWE Simonsson USA Mayer 6 2 6 1 6 1 6 MEX Ramírez 15 ZAF 1928 Edwards 6 3 6 3 6 1 ZAF 1928 Van der Merwe RSA 1928 Tarr 6 1 5 7 6 3 3 6 6 4 NGA Odizor USA Cahill 6 4 6 4 6 3 AUS Drewett USA Lutz 6 7 1 6 1 6 USA Dickson USA Testerman Q 6 2 6 2 1 6 7 6 USA Van't Hof ZAF 1928 Myburg Q 6 1 6 3 4 6 6 2 USA Iskersky SWE Simonsson 7 6 3 6 7 5 1 6 1 6 TCH Granát USA Mayer 6 4 6 4 6 2 6 Section 3 TCH Lendl 3 SWE Wilander 11 6 2 6 2 6 2 TCH Lendl 3 USA Solomon 6 3 6 0 6 1 USA Wilkison SWE Wilander 11 4 6 1 6 6 7 TCH Lendl 3 USA Mayotte 6 4 3 6 4 6 7 6 6 4 USA Solomon FRA Tulasne 6 2 6 7 7 5 6 0 USA Wilkison USA Stefanki 6 2 6 2 3 6 3 6 6 3 USA Manson SWE Wilander 11 2 6 6 7 1 6 TCH Lendl 3 IND Krishnan 6 4 7 6 6 1 USA Mayotte ZIM Pattison 6 4 6 4 6 2 USA Bourne USA Solomon 5 7 4 6 1 6 FRA Tulasne USA Rennert 3 6 6 1 6 4 6 4 USA Wilkison NZL Simpson 4 6 2 6 7 5 7 5 6 1 USA Stefanki USA Pate 6 4 6 4 7 5 BOL Martinez USA Manson 1 6 1 6 3 6 USA Scanlon SWE Wilander 11 4 6 3 6 1 6 Section 4 FRA Noah 9 AUS Warwick 7 5 3 6 5 7 4 6 FRA Noah 9 USA Korita Q 7 5 6 7 6 4 3 6 6 4 CHE Günthardt AUS Warwick 3 6 2 6 1 6 FRA Noah 9 USA Gottfried 6 3 6 4 6 4 USA Gilbert Q USA Korita Q 3 6 2 6 6 4 3 6 CHE Günthardt USA Fromm 6 4 6 7 7 5 7 6 USA Mayotte Q AUS Warwick 0 6 2 6 0 6 FRA Noah 9 ZAF 1928 Curren 6 3 7 6 6 3 USA Gottfried USA Waltke 7 5 6 0 6 3 BRA Soares USA Gilbert Q 6 7 4 6 6 4 6 4 3 6 USA Korita Q FRA Vanier Q 6 4 4 6 4 6 6 1 6 2 USA Murphy CHE Günthardt 4 6 5 7 1 6 USA Fromm AUS Cash Q 6 3 6 3 6 2 USA Mayotte Q POL Fibak 6 4 3 6 3 6 7 6 6 2 AUS Warwick ARG Clerc 7 3 6 6 4 1 6 6 1 7 6 Section 5 CHL Fillol Sr. USA To. Gullikson 4 6 3 6 3 6 USA Buehning CHL Fillol Sr. 6 7 6 3 2 6 2 6 USA To. Gullikson USA Hooper 6 7 6 4 7 6 6 3 USA Buehning USA Brown 7 5 4 6 6 4 1 6 6 3 ZAF 1928 Sauer CHL Fillol Sr. 6 4 5 7 4 6 7 6 6 7 FRA Potier USA To. Gullikson 3 6 1 6 3 6 USA Hooper USA Tanner 16 6 7 7 6 4 6 7 5 7 6 USA Gerulaitis 5 USA Buehning 4 6 6 7 3 6 NZL Simpson USA Brown 2 6 4 6 3 6 ZAF 1928 Sauer USA Letts 6 4 6 4 6 3 FRA Goven CHL Fillol Sr. 2 6 1 6 6 1 3 6 USA Fagel FRA Potier 3 6 2 6 2 6 AUS Alexander USA To. Gullikson 6 2 6 4 6 7 4 6 6 7 USA Hooper USA Freeman 6 1 6 4 7 5 SWE Hjertquist USA Tanner 16 6 2 1 6 6 4 4 6 3 6 Section 6 USA Denton 12 ARG Vilas 4 6 3 6 4 3 6 64 77 3 6 USA Denton 12 USA Purcell 4 6 6 2 3 6 6 3 6 3 USA De Palmer Q ARG Vilas 4 3 6 5 7 6 4 1 6 USA Denton 12 ITA Panatta 6 3 6 2 7 6 USA Purcell USA Stewart 6 1 6 3 6 0 AUS Carter USA De Palmer Q 6 7 1 6 5 7 BRA Hocevar ARG Vilas 4 4 6 2 6 3 6 USA Denton 12 FRA Leconte 7 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 USA McCain ITA Panatta 5 7 5 7 6 7 USA Purcell BRA Motta 6 3 1 6 6 1 7 6 USA Stewart USA Andrews 2 6 7 6 6 1 7 5 USA DiLouie Q AUS Carter 3 6 2 6 6 7 USA De Palmer Q ESP López-Maeso 7 5 6 4 6 4 BRA Hocevar USA Krulevitz 4 6 6 3 6 1 6 0 USA Dunk ARG Vilas 4 7 6 3 6 4 6 2 6 Section 7 USA Teltscher 8 USA Harmon 4 6 6 4 3 6 6 3 61 77 USA Teltscher 8 NZL Lewis 4 6 7 5 6 3 6 0 USA Harmon USA Davis Q 3 6 6 4 6 4 7 6 USA Teltscher 8 USA Leeds Q 6 3 6 1 6 2 NZL Lewis USA Mitchell 6 3 6 4 7 6 SWE Sundström USA Harmon 4 6 2 6 2 3 r USA Davis Q USA Teacher 14 7 6 7 6 7 6 USA Teltscher 8 USA Gurfein 6 4 7 5 6 4 USA Leeds Q SWE Högstedt 6 2 1 0 r NZL Lewis USA Saviano 6 4 6 2 6 2 USA Shiras Q USA Mitchell 5 7 2 6 2 6 USA Brawley Q SWE Sundström 1 6 4 6 3 6 FRG Gehring USA Harmon 6 4 0 6 5 7 2 6 ZAF 1928 Visser USA Davis Q 6 4 2 6 6 1 3 6 4 6 USA Sadri USA Teacher 14 3 6 2 6 2 6 Section 8 ROM 1965 Năstase USA Connors 2 3 6 3 6 4 6 USA Kriek 10 ROM 1965 Năstase 6 4 6 7 7 6 3 6 2 6 USA Arias USAConnors 2 4 6 6 4 4 6 1 6 USA Kriek 10 USA Amaya 7 6 7 5 7 5 ROM 1965 Năstase USA Moor 6 3 6 4 7 6 ISR Glickstein USA Arias 4 6 2 6 1 6 USA Pfister USAConnors 2 4 6 3 6 2 6 USA Kriek 10 USA Stockton 6 2 6 2 6 2 FRA Roger-Vasselin USA Amaya 3 6 4 6 2 6 USA Estep ROU 1965 Năstase 3 6 6 7 2 6 USA Moor USA Walts 6 7 6 2 6 3 6 3 ISR Glickstein BRA Góes 4 6 6 1 6 2 6 1 FIN Palin USA Arias 7 6 1 6 2 6 2 6 AUS Dent USA Pfister 0 6 3 6 4 6 USA Borowiak USA Connors 2 65 77 2 6 3 6 External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1982 US Open Men's Singles draw 1982 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1982 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1982 Australian Open – Men's singles Men's singles Men's singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles