1986 US Open – Men's singles

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.

Men's singles
1986 US Open
Final
ChampionCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
Score6–4, 6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1985 · US Open · 1987 →

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 tournaments.[1]

This was the first US Open in history where no American man reached the semifinals.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Ivan Lendl is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Ivan Lendl (champion)
  2.   Mats Wilander (fourth round)
  3.   Boris Becker (semifinalist)
  4.   Stefan Edberg (semifinalist)
  5.   Yannick Noah (third round)
  6.   Jimmy Connors (third round)
  7.   Joakim Nyström (quarterfinalist)
  8.   Henri Leconte (quarterfinalist)
  9.   John McEnroe (first round)
  10.   Andrés Gómez (second round)
  11.   Mikael Pernfors (second round)
  12.   Thierry Tulasne (first round)
  13.   Anders Järryd (third round)
  14.   Tim Mayotte (first round)
  15.   Brad Gilbert (fourth round)
  16.   Miloslav Mečíř (finalist)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Ivan Lendl 7 6 1 6
8   Henri Leconte 6 1 6 1
1   Ivan Lendl 7 6 6
4   Stefan Edberg 6 2 3
4   Stefan Edberg 6 6 6
    Tim Wilkison 3 3 3
1   Ivan Lendl 6 6 6
16   Miloslav Mečíř 4 2 0
    Milan Šrejber 3 2 1
3   Boris Becker 6 6 6
3   Boris Becker 6 3 4 6 3
16   Miloslav Mečíř 4 6 6 3 6
7   Joakim Nyström 4 2 6 2
16   Miloslav Mečíř 6 6 3 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Lendl 6 6 6
  Layendecker 3 2 0 1   Lendl 6 6 6
WC   Pearce 4 3 2   Seguso 3 1 2
  Seguso 6 6 6 1   Lendl 6 6 6
  Bates 7 6 4 6   Svensson 3 3 4
WC   Agassi 6 3 6 4   Bates 4 2 0
WC   Flach 4 2 4   Svensson 6 6 6
  Svensson 6 6 6 1   Lendl 7 6 6
Q   Evernden 7 2 6 6 15   Gilbert 5 1 2
  Sadri 5 6 7 7   Sadri 3 3 4
  Kriek 7 6 3 3 6   Kriek 6 6 6
  Kratzmann 5 4 6 6 4   Kriek 2 5 2
  Odizor 3 7 6 7 15   Gilbert 6 7 6
  Kirmayr 6 5 1 6   Odizor 7 2 4 2
Q   Warneke 6 4 3 3 15   Gilbert 5 6 6 6
15   Gilbert 2 6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   McEnroe 6 1 3 3
  Annacone 1 6 6 6   Annacone 6 6 3 4 6
  Krickstein 5 4 7 6 6   Krickstein 4 4 6 6 7
  Nováček 7 6 6 1 3   Krickstein 6 6 6
  Green 3 3 6 6 7   Purcell 3 2 1
Q   Campbell 6 6 4 4 5   Green 3 4 2
  Purcell 6 6 6   Purcell 6 6 6
  Živojinović 4 2 1   Krickstein 3 5 4
  Šmid 4 6 3 8   Leconte 6 7 6
  Mansdorf 6 7 6   Mansdorf 7 6 6
  Fibak 6 4 6 1   Maciel 5 0 0
  Maciel 3 6 7 6   Mansdorf 6 3 5 2
  Schwaier 6 7 3 3 8   Leconte 4 6 7 6
  de la Peña 7 6 6 6   de la Peña 1 2 0
  Jaite 3 4 4 8   Leconte 6 6 6
8   Leconte 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Edberg 6 6 6
  Bonneau 0 3 0 4   Edberg 7 3 4 6 6
  Muster 0 7 3 5   Curren 6 6 6 3 2
  Curren 6 5 6 7 4   Edberg 7 3 6 4 6
Q   Bauer 6 2 5   Krishnan 6 6 4 6 4
  Krishnan 7 6 7   Krishnan 6 6 6
  Cash 4 7 4 6 3   Lavalle 2 4 3
  Lavalle 6 5 6 1 6 4   Edberg 6 6 6
  Brown 3 6 6 4 WC   Goldie 3 2 2
Q   Hooper 6 4 7 6 Q   Hooper 7 2 4 5
  Moir 6 6 6   Moir 5 6 6 7
  Eriksson 3 1 2   Moir 0 6 7 1 2
WC   Goldie 3 6 6 3 7 WC   Goldie 6 4 6 6 6
  Vajda 6 4 3 6 5 WC   Goldie 7 4 6 6 7
  Canter 6 4 7 6 6   Canter 6 6 3 7 6
14   Mayotte 7 6 6 1 3

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   Pernfors 6 6 6
  Gunnarsson 4 3 3 11   Pernfors 4 6 6 3 4
  Osterthun 4 5 3   Chesnokov 6 4 4 6 6
  Chesnokov 6 7 6   Chesnokov 1 6 4 6 6
  Schultz 4 6 1   Freeman 6 3 6 1 3
  Freeman 6 7 6   Freeman 7 6 6
  Steyn 3 6 7 6   Steyn 5 2 2
  Leach 6 3 6 4   Chesnokov 0 2 3
  McNamee 7 5 2 6 6   Wilkison 6 6 6
  Vilas 5 7 6 1 3   McNamee 1 2 1
  Skoff 6 2 0   Wilkison 6 6 6
  Wilkison 7 6 6   Wilkison 7 3 4 6 6
  Ingaramo 7 6 6 6 5   Noah 6 6 6 1 4
  Mattar 6 3 7 3   Ingaramo 4 1 2
  Davis 3 3 1 5   Noah 6 6 6
5   Noah 6 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Connors 6 6 6
  Sundström 2 2 2 6   Connors 7 6 7
  Stenlund 1 4 4 Q   Pistolesi 6 4 5
Q   Pistolesi 6 6 6 6   Connors 2 4 5
  Witsken 6 6 6 7   Witsken 6 6 7
  Fitzgerald 4 7 3 5   Witsken 7 6 6
Q   Glickstein 2 6 0 7 6   Bengoechea 6 1 1
  Bengoechea 6 4 6 6 7   Witsken 7 6 1 4
  Arias 5 0 3   Šrejber 6 7 6 6
  Šrejber 7 6 6   Šrejber 2 6 6 6
  Dyke 6 3 6 6   Dyke 6 3 4 4
  Teacher 4 6 4 4   Šrejber 3 6 6 6
  Yzaga 7 6 7   Yzaga 6 1 4 2
Q   Bergström 6 4 6   Yzaga 6 3 5 6 6
  Pate 3 6 6 5 6   Pate 4 6 7 2 3
12   Tulasne 6 3 1 7 4

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   Järryd 6 6 6
WC   Parker 4 2 2 13   Järryd 6 6 6
Q   Jensen 7 6 6 Q   Jensen 0 3 1
  Testerman 6 2 4 13   Järryd 3 7 1 3
  Teltscher 6 6 6 Q   Donnelly 6 5 6 6
  Scanlon 2 4 1   Teltscher 3 2 0
  Hlasek 2 3 6 3 Q   Donnelly 6 6 6
Q   Donnelly 6 6 3 6 Q   Donnelly 4 3 7 4
  Wilder 3 6 3 3   Becker 6 6 6 6
  Visser 6 7 6   Visser 2 1 3
  Casal 6 3 7 6   Casal 6 6 6
  Cahill 1 6 6 2   Casal 5 4 2
  Motta 2 7 5 7 6 3   Becker 7 6 6
Q   Acioly 6 5 7 6 2   Motta 3 0 2
  Michibata 2 7 4 2 3   Becker 6 6 6
3   Becker 6 5 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Nyström 6 6 6
  Giammalva Jr. 1 4 2 7   Nyström 6 6 6
  Složil 7 6 6   Složil 2 1 0
  Carlsson 6 2 3 7   Nyström 5 4 6 6 6
  Jelen 6 4 2 6 6   Jelen 7 6 3 0 2
  Woodforde 3 6 6 4 4   Jelen 3 1 7 6 6
Q   Rostagno 3 6 3   Davis 6 6 5 2 3
  Davis 6 7 6 7   Nyström 7 6 6
Q   González 2 2 2   Anger 6 2 2
  Masur 6 6 6   Masur 6 3 5
  Arraya 6 2 1 5   Anger 7 6 7
  Anger 3 6 6 7   Anger 3 6 4 6 6
  Holmes 6 6 7 6 6 WC   Gullikson 6 4 6 4 4
WC   Gullikson 7 7 6 0 7 WC   Gullikson 3 6 7 6 6
  Pérez 3 6 1 10   Gómez 6 7 6 3 4
10   Gómez 6 7 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   Mečíř 7 7 6
WC   Gullikson 5 6 4 16   Mečíř 7 6 6
Q   Flur 4 3 5   Forget 5 4 1
  Forget 6 6 7 16   Mečíř 6 6 6
  Edwards 6 6 6   Edwards 0 3 3
  Pimek 3 1 0   Edwards 3 6 6 3 6
  Lundgren 2 6 3 6 Q   Acuña 6 1 4 6 3
Q   Acuña 6 2 6 7 16   Mečíř 6 6 6 6
WC   Berger 6 6 7 2   Wilander 7 3 3 4
  Agénor 4 3 5 WC   Berger 2 1 0
Q   Pugh 3 4 4   van Rensburg 6 6 6
  van Rensburg 6 6 6   van Rensburg 7 3 4 4
  Champion 1 6 5 6 7 2   Wilander 5 6 6 6
  Sánchez 6 1 7 1 5   Champion 1 5 4
  Nelson 3 1 6 4 2   Wilander 6 7 6
2   Wilander 6 6 4 6

References

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