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Rd	wRk			lRk		Score	DR	W: A%	1stIn	1st%	2nd%	BPSvd	L: A%	1stIn	1st%	2nd%	BPSvd	Time
F	1	(1)John McEnroe [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	2	(2)Bjorn Borg [SWE] [yr | ev]	4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3
SF	2	(2)Bjorn Borg [SWE] [yr | ev]	d.	4	(4)Jimmy Connors [USA] [yr | ev]	6-2 7-5 6-4
SF	1	(1)John McEnroe [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	17	(15)Vitas Gerulaitis [USA] [yr | ev]	5-7 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-3
QF	17	(15)Vitas Gerulaitis [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	74	Bruce Manson [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-2 4-6 6-1
QF	4	(4)Jimmy Connors [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	8	(8)Eliot Teltscher [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-1 6-2
QF	2	(2)Bjorn Borg [SWE] [yr | ev]	d.	9	(9)Roscoe Tanner [USA] [yr | ev]	7-6 6-3 6-7 7-6
QF	1	(1)John McEnroe [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Ramesh Krishnan [IND] [yr | ev]	6-7 7-6 6-4 6-2
R16	8	(8)Eliot Teltscher [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	18	(16)Brian Gottfried [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-0 5-7 1-6 6-3
R16		Ramesh Krishnan [IND] [yr | ev]	d.	7	(7)Gene Mayer [USA] [yr | ev]	4-6 1-6 7-6 7-5?
R16	9	(9)Roscoe Tanner [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	6	(6)Guillermo Vilas [ARG] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-2 7-6
R16	74	Bruce Manson [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	5	(5)Jose Luis Clerc [ARG] [yr | ev]	6-3 7-6 6-3
R16	4	(4)Jimmy Connors [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Mike Cahill [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-3 6-1
R16	17	(15)Vitas Gerulaitis [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	3	(3)Ivan Lendl [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-4
R16	2	(2)Bjorn Borg [SWE] [yr | ev]	d.	14	(13)Yannick Noah [FRA] [yr | ev]	6-7 6-4 6-3 6-3
R16	1	(1)John McEnroe [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	45	Kevin Curren [USA] [yr | ev]	7-5 6-0 6-1
R32		Ramesh Krishnan [IND] [yr | ev]	d.		Marty Davis [USA] [yr | ev]	6-2 7-5 6-7 6-4
R32	45	Kevin Curren [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	52	Mark Edmondson [AUS] [yr | ev]	6-3 7-5 6-2
R32	18	(16)Brian Gottfried [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	42	Tim Mayotte [USA] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-3 6-7 7-6
R32	17	(15)Vitas Gerulaitis [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	19	Harold Solomon [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-2 6-3
R32	14	(13)Yannick Noah [FRA] [yr | ev]	d.	60	Trey Waltke [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-4 6-4
R32		Mike Cahill [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	12	(12)Johan Kriek [USA] [yr | ev]	4-6 6-2 6-1 6-4
R32	74	Bruce Manson [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	11	(11)Peter Mcnamara [AUS] [yr | ev]	4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
R32	9	(9)Roscoe Tanner [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Chris Mayotte [USA] [yr | ev]	7-6 6-1 6-2
R32	8	(8)Eliot Teltscher [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	24	Vijay Amritraj [IND] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-4 6-0
R32	7	(7)Gene Mayer [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Dick Stockton [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-4 6-1
R32	6	(6)Guillermo Vilas [ARG] [yr | ev]	d.	21	Adriano Panatta [ITA] [yr | ev]	6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4
R32	5	(5)Jose Luis Clerc [ARG] [yr | ev]	d.	28	Mel Purcell [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 0-6 0-6 6-4 6-3
R32	4	(4)Jimmy Connors [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	50	Andres Gomez [ECU] [yr | ev]	6-7 6-3 6-1 4-6 7-6
R32	3	(3)Ivan Lendl [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Mark Vines [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 3-6 6-2 6-3
R32	2	(2)Bjorn Borg [SWE] [yr | ev]	d.		David Carter [AUS] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-2 6-2
R32	1	(1)John McEnroe [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	80	Pat Dupre [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-2 6-3
R64	60	Trey Waltke [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	97	Bernard Fritz [FRA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-3 7-6
R64		Mark Vines [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Eddie Edwards [RSA] [yr | ev]	6-1 5-7 6-1 6-4
R64		Dick Stockton [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Steve Krulevitz [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-4 6-2
R64	19	Harold Solomon [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	75	Jimmy Arias [USA] [yr | ev]	7-6 7-6 3-3 RET
R64	28	Mel Purcell [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	37	Shlomo Glickstein [ISR] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-4 7-5
R64	21	Adriano Panatta [ITA] [yr | ev]	d.	96	Roland Stadler [SUI] [yr | ev]	7-5 6-3 6-1
R64	42	Tim Mayotte [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Scott Mccain [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-2
R64		Chris Mayotte [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		John James [AUS] [yr | ev]	6-4 5-7 7-5 4-6 6-0
R64	74	Bruce Manson [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Richard Meyer [USA] [yr | ev]	6-0 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-2
R64		Ramesh Krishnan [IND] [yr | ev]	d.	27	Stan Smith [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-3 6-3
R64	50	Andres Gomez [ECU] [yr | ev]	d.	48	Chris Lewis [NZL] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-3 6-3
R64	52	Mark Edmondson [AUS] [yr | ev]	d.	98	Christophe Roger-Vasselin [FRA] [yr | ev]	4-6 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
R64	80	Pat Dupre [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Chip Hooper [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-2 6-4
R64	45	Kevin Curren [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Jay Lapidus [USA] [yr | ev]	4-6 6-3 6-7 6-1 6-3
R64		David Carter [AUS] [yr | ev]	d.	41	Sammy Giammalva Jr [USA] [yr | ev]	4-6 6-2 1-6 6-4 6-0
R64		Mike Cahill [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Andrew Pattison [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-1 7-6
R64	24	Vijay Amritraj [IND] [yr | ev]	d.	83	Gilles Moretton [FRA] [yr | ev]	7-5 6-3 6-4
R64	18	(16)Brian Gottfried [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	67	Butch Walts [USA] [yr | ev]	7-6 6-4 6-2
R64	17	(15)Vitas Gerulaitis [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Alejandro Cortes [COL] [yr | ev]	7-5 6-0 6-1
R64	14	(13)Yannick Noah [FRA] [yr | ev]	d.		Erik Van Dillen [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5
R64	12	(12)Johan Kriek [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Matt Doyle [USA] [yr | ev]	4-6 6-3 6-3 6-0
R64	11	(11)Peter Mcnamara [AUS] [yr | ev]	d.	92	Peter Fleming [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-2 5-7 6-3
R64		Marty Davis [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	10	(10)Brian Teacher [USA] [yr | ev]	2-6 7-6 6-2 6-4
R64	9	(9)Roscoe Tanner [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Chris Delaney [USA] [yr | ev]	4-6 6-1 6-4 6-1
R64	8	(8)Eliot Teltscher [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	45	John Austin [USA] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-2 6-2
R64	7	(7)Gene Mayer [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	23	Fritz Buehning [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-2 6-3
R64	6	(6)Guillermo Vilas [ARG] [yr | ev]	d.	36	Raul Ramirez [MEX] [yr | ev]	6-1 6-3 6-2
R64	5	(5)Jose Luis Clerc [ARG] [yr | ev]	d.	81	Tim Wilkison [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6
R64	4	(4)Jimmy Connors [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Marko Ostoja [CRO] [yr | ev]	7-6 6-4 6-3
R64	3	(3)Ivan Lendl [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	82	Jeff Borowiak [USA] [yr | ev]	7-6 6-1 7-6
R64	2	(2)Bjorn Borg [SWE] [yr | ev]	d.		Larry Stefanki [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-4 6-4
R64	1	(1)John McEnroe [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	39	Tom Gullikson [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-1 6-3
R128	81	Tim Wilkison [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		John Alexander [AUS] [yr | ev]	6-4 2-6 7-6 6-4
R128	67	Butch Walts [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Rick Fagel [USA] [yr | ev]	7-6 6-4 6-7 2-6 6-1
R128	60	Trey Waltke [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Sherwood Stewart [USA] [yr | ev]	7-6 6-4 1-6 4-6 7-5
R128		Mark Vines [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	85	Russell Simpson [NZL] [yr | ev]	6-3 2-6 6-2 4-3 RET
R128		Erik Van Dillen [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		John Benson [USA] [yr | ev]	4-6 6-0 4-6 6-1 6-4
R128		Dick Stockton [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	58	Thierry Tulasne [FRA] [yr | ev]	4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
R128		Larry Stefanki [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	53	Phil Dent [AUS] [yr | ev]	6-7 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-3
R128	96	Roland Stadler [SUI] [yr | ev]	d.		Steve Docherty [AUS] [yr | ev]	6-4 7-5 5-7 6-2
R128	19	Harold Solomon [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Derek Tarr [USA] [yr | ev]	6-0 6-1 6-7 6-1
R128	27	Stan Smith [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	22	John Sadri [USA] [yr | ev]	5-7 6-7 7-5 6-4 7-6
R128	98	Christophe Roger-Vasselin [FRA] [yr | ev]	d.		Andy Kohlberg [USA] [yr | ev]	7-5 6-4 6-4
R128	36	Raul Ramirez [MEX] [yr | ev]	d.		Haroon Ismail [ZIM] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-2 6-4
R128	28	Mel Purcell [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	78	Ilie Nastase [ROU] [yr | ev]	3-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
R128		Andrew Pattison [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Marcel Freeman [USA] [yr | ev]	7-6 7-5 7-6
R128	21	Adriano Panatta [ITA] [yr | ev]	d.		Ferdi Taygan [USA] [yr | ev]	7-6 4-6 6-3 6-2
R128		Marko Ostoja [CRO] [yr | ev]	d.	70	Pedro Rebolledo [CHI] [yr | ev]	6-1 6-2 6-2
R128	83	Gilles Moretton [FRA] [yr | ev]	d.		Ernie Fernandez [PUR] [yr | ev]	6-3 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-3
R128		Richard Meyer [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Bernie Mitton [RSA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-4 7-6
R128		Scott Mccain [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Bill Cowan [CAN] [yr | ev]	7-5 6-4 6-2
R128		Chris Mayotte [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Derek Segal [RSA] [yr | ev]	6-1 6-4 6-4
R128	42	Tim Mayotte [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Steve Denton [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-4 6-7 6-3
R128	74	Bruce Manson [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Danny Saltz [USA] [yr | ev]	6-0 6-0 6-2
R128	48	Chris Lewis [NZL] [yr | ev]	d.	66	Hank Pfister [USA] [yr | ev]	7-5 7-6 6-2
R128		Jay Lapidus [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	51	Mario Martinez [BOL] [yr | ev]	4-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
R128		Steve Krulevitz [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Francisco Gonzalez [PAR] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-2 2-6 7-5
R128		Ramesh Krishnan [IND] [yr | ev]	d.	91	Per Hjertquist [SWE] [yr | ev]	6-1 6-1 6-3
R128		John James [AUS] [yr | ev]	d.		Bruce Nichols [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-4 5-7 6-4
R128		Chip Hooper [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	62	Tim Gullikson [USA] [yr | ev]	7-6 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-1
R128	39	Tom Gullikson [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Dominique Bedel [FRA] [yr | ev]	6-1 6-4 6-4
R128	50	Andres Gomez [ECU] [yr | ev]	d.		Van Winitsky [USA] [yr | ev]	7-6 6-3 6-2
R128	37	Shlomo Glickstein [ISR] [yr | ev]	d.		Jonathan Smith [GBR] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-4 6-2
R128	41	Sammy Giammalva Jr [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	47	Heinz Gunthardt [SUI] [yr | ev]	6-4 4-6 6-3 1-6 6-1
R128	97	Bernard Fritz [FRA] [yr | ev]	d.	79	Tony Giammalva [USA] [yr | ev]	6-2 2-6 6-1 7-5
R128	92	Peter Fleming [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Mike Fishbach [USA] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-4 6-2
R128		Eddie Edwards [RSA] [yr | ev]	d.		Eric Fromm [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 7-6 6-7 6-4
R128	52	Mark Edmondson [AUS] [yr | ev]	d.		Ivan Dupasquier [SUI] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-2 6-1
R128	80	Pat Dupre [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Jim Delaney [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2
R128		Matt Doyle [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Jim Gurfein [USA] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-2 5-7 6-2
R128		Chris Delaney [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Ross Case [AUS] [yr | ev]	6-2 7-6 6-2
R128		Marty Davis [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Lloyd Bourne [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 7-5 3-6 6-1
R128		Alejandro Cortes [COL] [yr | ev]	d.		Jimmy Brown [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 4-6 4-6 7-6 7-5
R128		David Carter [AUS] [yr | ev]	d.	94	Jaime Fillol [CHI] [yr | ev]	7-6 2-6 7-6 6-2
R128		Mike Cahill [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Steve Meister [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-3 6-4
R128	23	Fritz Buehning [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Craig Wittus [USA] [yr | ev]	7-5 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-3
R128	82	Jeff Borowiak [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	72	Pascal Portes [FRA] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-3 6-1
R128	45	John Austin [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	86	Nick Saviano [USA] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-7 6-1 6-4
R128	75	Jimmy Arias [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Syd Ball [AUS] [yr | ev]	6-1 7-6 6-2
R128	24	Vijay Amritraj [IND] [yr | ev]	d.		Scott Davis [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-4 6-2
R128	18	(16)Brian Gottfried [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	63	Vincent Van Patten [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-4 6-1
R128	17	(15)Vitas Gerulaitis [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	49	Terry Moor [USA] [yr | ev]	4-6 6-3 6-0 3-6 6-2
R128	45	Kevin Curren [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	15	(14)Wojtek Fibak [POL] [yr | ev]	7-6 6-4 7-6
R128	14	(13)Yannick Noah [FRA] [yr | ev]	d.		Andy Andrews [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-3 6-7 4-6 6-2
R128	12	(12)Johan Kriek [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Mike De Palmer [USA] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-3 7-5
R128	11	(11)Peter Mcnamara [AUS] [yr | ev]	d.	54	John Fitzgerald [AUS] [yr | ev]	7-6 2-6 6-3 6-3
R128	10	(10)Brian Teacher [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	35	Bill Scanlon [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-2 7-5
R128	9	(9)Roscoe Tanner [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Craig Edwards [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-3 6-4
R128	8	(8)Eliot Teltscher [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	43	Victor Amaya [USA] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-2 6-4
R128	7	(7)Gene Mayer [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		John Hayes [USA] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-2 6-2
R128	6	(6)Guillermo Vilas [ARG] [yr | ev]	d.		Drew Gitlin [USA] [yr | ev]	6-3 6-7 6-0 6-4
R128	5	(5)Jose Luis Clerc [ARG] [yr | ev]	d.	76	Brad Drewett [AUS] [yr | ev]	6-4 6-3 6-3
R128	4	(4)Jimmy Connors [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		John Lloyd [GBR] [yr | ev]	6-0 6-0 6-2
R128	3	(3)Ivan Lendl [USA] [yr | ev]	d.	100	Hans Simonsson [SWE] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-2 6-2
R128	2	(2)Bjorn Borg [SWE] [yr | ev]	d.		Markus Gunthardt [SUI] [yr | ev]	6-2 6-2 6-0
R128	1	(1)John McEnroe [USA] [yr | ev]	d.		Juan Nunez [CHI] [yr | ev]	6-7 6-1 6-3 6-2

 

Seed Outcomes   Top

Seed	Rank	Player	Outcome		Seed	Rank	Player	Outcome
1	1	John McEnroe	Champion		9	9	Roscoe Tanner	4 wins; QF loss to Borg
2	2	Bjorn Borg	6 wins; F loss to McEnroe		10	10	Brian Teacher	1 win; R64 loss to Davis
3	3	Ivan Lendl	3 wins; R16 loss to Gerulaitis		11	11	Peter Mcnamara	2 wins; R32 loss to Manson
4	4	Jimmy Connors	5 wins; SF loss to Borg		12	12	Johan Kriek	2 wins; R32 loss to Cahill
5	5	Jose Luis Clerc	3 wins; R16 loss to Manson		13	14	Yannick Noah	3 wins; R16 loss to Borg
6	6	Guillermo Vilas	3 wins; R16 loss to Tanner		14	15	Wojtek Fibak	R128 loss to Curren
7	7	Gene Mayer	3 wins; R16 loss to Krishnan		15	17	Vitas Gerulaitis	5 wins; SF loss to McEnroe
8	8	Eliot Teltscher	4 wins; QF loss to Connors		16	18	Brian Gottfried	3 wins; R16 loss to Teltscher

 

Event Finals   Top

Date	Tournament	Surface	Rd	Winner		Loser	Score	Time
30-Aug-1983	US Open	Hard	F	(3)Jimmy Connors [USA]	d.	(2)Ivan Lendl [USA]	6-3 6-7 7-5 6-0
31-Aug-1982	US Open	Hard	F	(2)Jimmy Connors [USA]	d.	(3)Ivan Lendl [USA]	6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
01-Sep-1981	US Open	Hard	F	(1)John McEnroe [USA]	d.	(2)Bjorn Borg [SWE]	4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3
26-Aug-1980	US Open	Hard	F	(2)John McEnroe [USA]	d.	(1)Bjorn Borg [SWE]	7-6 6-1 6-7 5-7 6-4
28-Aug-1979	US Open	Hard	F	(3)John McEnroe [USA]	d.	(4)Vitas Gerulaitis [USA]	7-5 6-3 6-3

 

Also This Week   Top

Date	Tournament	Surface	Rd	Winner		Loser	Score	Time
23-Aug-1981	Brussels Challenger	Clay	F	Georges Goven [FRA]	d.	Erick Iskersky [USA]	6-7 7-6 6-3
24-Aug-1981	Reus Challenger	Clay	F	Jean Francois Caujolle [FRA]	d.	Alejandro Pierola [CHI]	7-6 6-0
07-Sep-1981	Bari Challenger	Clay	F	Zoltan Kuharszky [HUN]	d.	Paolo Bertolucci [ITA]	6-4 6-0
07-Sep-1981	Messina Challenger	Clay	F	Mario Martinez [BOL]	d.	Robbie Venter [RSA]	6-4 7-5

 

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