1980-1989
1980
New York, USA — 14-18 January 1981 — Surface: Carpet
Blue Group: John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Gene Mayer, Jose-Luis Clerc
Borg d. Clerc 6-3 6-4
Mayer d. McEnroe 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2
Mayer d. Clerc 6-3 7-5
Borg d. McEnroe 6-4 6-7(3) 7-6(2)
Clerc d. McEnroe 6-3 6-0
Mayer d. Borg 6-0 6-3
Red Group: Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Harold Solomon, Guillermo Vilas
Lendl d. Solomon 6-3 6-1
Connors d. Vilas 6-2 4-6 6-0
Lendl d. Vilas 7-5 6-4
Connors d. Solomon 6-2 6-4
Connors d. Lendl 7-6(1) 6-1
Vilas d. Solomon 5-7 7-6 7-5
Semi-finals:
Lendl d. Mayer 6-3 6-4
Borg d. Connors 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3
1981
New York, USA — 13-17 January 1982 — Surface: Carpet
Blue Group: Ivan Lendl, Jose-Luis Clerc, Guillermo Vilas, Vitas Gerulaitis
Vilas d. Clerc 6-1 7-5
Lendl d. Gerulaitis 4-6 7-5 6-2
Lendl d. Vilas 6-4 6-1
Gerulaitis d. Clerc 7-6(5) 6-1
Lendl d. Clerc w/o
Gerulaitis d. Vilas 6-1 6-4
Red Group: John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Roscoe Tanner, Eliot Teltscher
Connors d. Teltscher 7-5 6-1
McEnroe d. Tanner 6-3 6-2
Teltscher d. Tanner 4-6 6-1 6-4
McEnroe d. Connors 6-2 7-5
Teltscher d. McEnroe 6-4 6-1
Tanner d. Connors 7-6(2) 6-7(1) 7-6(7) – 2 m.p.
Semi-finals:
Gerulaitis d. Teltscher 7-5 4-6 6-2
Lendl d. McEnroe 6-4 6-2
1982
New York, USA – 23 January 1983 — Surface: Carpet
First Round:
Johan Kriek d. Steve Denton 6-3 4-6 6-2
Yannick Noah d. Vitas Gerulaitis 4-6 6-3 6-2
Jose-Luis Clerc d. Mats Wilander 5-7 6-4 6-1
Andres Gomez d. Jose Higueras 0-6 6-2 6-4
Quarter-finals:
Jimmy Connors d. Kriek 7-6(5) 6-2
Ivan Lendl d. Noah 6-4 7-5
John McEnroe d. Clerc 6-3 6-4
Guillermo Vilas d. Gomez 7-5 6-4
Semi-finals:
Lendl d. Connors 6-3 6-1
McEnroe d. Vilas 6-3 6-3
Final:
Lendl d. McEnroe 6-4 6-4 6-2
1983
New York, USA – 15 January 1984 — Surface: Carpet
First Round:
Jose Higueras d. Jose Clerc 6-2 6-3
Johan Kriek d. Jimmy Arias 7-6(5) 6-4
Tomas Smid d. Yannick Noah 6-4 6-4
Andres Gomez d. Eliot Teltscher 7-6(3) 6-2
Quarter-finals:
Mats Wilander d. Higueras 7-6(5) 6-2
John McEnroe d. Kriek 6-4 6-2
Jimmy Connors d. Smid 6-4 2-6 6-2
Ivan Lendl d. Gomez 6-2 1-0 ret.
Semi-finals:
McEnroe d. Wilander 6-2 6-4
Lendl d. Connors 6-3 6-4
Final:
McEnroe d. Lendl 6-3 6-4 6-4
1984
New York, USA — 8-13 January 1985 — Surface: Carpet
First Round:
And Jarryd d. Henrik Sundstrom 6-4 6-1
Johan Kriek d. Aaron Krickstein 7-5 6-3
Joakim Nystrom d. Vit Gerulaitis 6-3 6-4
Eliot Teltscher d. Tomas Smid 6-3 6-4
Quarter-finals:
John McEnroe d. Jarryd 2-6 6-4 6-2
Mats Wilander d. Kriek 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) – 3 m.p.
Ivan Lendl d. Nystrom 6-4 7-6(3)
Jimmy Connors d. Teltscher 6-2 6-4
Semi-finals:
McEnroe d. Wilander 6-1 6-1
Lendl d. Connors 7-5 6-7(5) 7-5
Final:
McEnroe d. Lendl 7-5 6-0 6-4
1985
New York, USA — 14-19 January 1986 — Surface: Carpet
First Round:
Ivan Lendl d. Tomas Smid 6-1 6-0
Tim Mayotte d. Yannick Noah 6-4 6-4
Andres Gomez d. Henri Leconte 7-6(1) 6-1
Johan Kriek d. Stefan Edberg 6-2 4-6 6-2
Boris Becker d. Paul Annacone 3-6 6-3 6-2
Mats Wilander d. Scott Davis 6-3 6-4
Anders Jarryd d. Joakim Nystrom 0-6 6-1 6-4
Brad Gilbert d. John McEnroe 5-7 6-4 6-1
Quarter-finals
Lendl d. Mayotte 6-3 6-3
Gomez d. Kriek 6-3 6-2
Becker d. Wilander 6-4 4-6 6-3
Jarryd d. Gilbert 6-1 6-2
Semi-finals
Lendl d. Gomez 6-4 7-5
Becker d. Jarryd 6-3 6-4
1986
New York, USA — 3-8 December 1986 — Surface: Carpet
Fred Perry Group: Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Yannick Noah, Andres Gomez
Edberg d. Gomez 6-2 6-3
Lendl d. Noah 6-4 6-4
Lendl d. Gomez 6-3 7-5
Edberg d. Noah 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) – 1 m.p.
Lendl d. Edberg 6-3 6-4
Gomez d. Noah 7-6(4) 7-6(4)
Don Budge Group: Boris Becker, Mats Wilander, Henri Leconte, Joakim Nystrom
Wilander d. Leconte 6-1 7-5
Becker d. Nystrom 6-1 6-3
Wilander d. Nystrom 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3
Becker d. Leconte 0-6 6-1 6-1
Nystrom d. Leconte 6-4 6-4
Becker d. Wilander 6-3 3-6 6-3
Semifinals:
Lendl d. Wilander 6-4 6-2
Becker d. Edberg 6-4 6-4
Final:
Lendl d. Becker 6-4 6-4 6-4
1987
New York, USA — 2-7 December 1987 — Surface: Carpet
Rod Laver Group: Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker, Jimmy Connors, Brad Gilbert
Becker d. Connors 7-5 2-6 6-3
Lendl d. Gilbert 6-2 6-2
Gilbert d. Connors 6-4 7-6(5)
Lendl d. Becker 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3
Gilbert d. Becker 4-6 6-4 6-4
Lendl d. Connors 4-3 ret.
Pancho Segura Group: Stefan Edberg, Mats Wilander, Miloslav Mecir, Pat Cash
Edberg d. Cash 6-4 4-6 6-1
Wilander d. Mecir 6-4 6-1
Edberg d. Mecir 6-3 6-3
Wilander d. Cash 7-6(3) 6-3
Edberg d. Wilander 6-2 7-6(5)
Cash d. Mecir 7-5 6-4
Semifinals
Wilander d. Edberg 6-2 4-6 6-3
Lendl d. Gilbert 6-2 6-4
Final
Lendl d. Wilander 6-2 6-2 6-3
The semifinals repeated the “round robin” pairs because the only time in the tournament history its officials used a random method to make the semifinal pairings, spinning a racquet! Edberg and Wilander faced each other day by day!
1988
New York, USA — 30 November-5 December 1988 — Surface: Carpet
Rod Laver Group: Mats Wilander, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Henri Leconte
Leconte d. Edberg 6-4 6-2
Becker d. Wilander 7-6(7) 6-7(1) 6-1
Edberg d. Becker 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4
Wilander d. Leconte 6-2 6-4
Becker d. Leconte 6-0 1-0 ret.
Edberg d. Wilander 6-2 6-2
Fred Perry Group: Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi, Jakob Hlasek, Tim Mayotte
Agassi d. Mayotte 6-2 6-4
Hlasek d. Lendl 4-6 6-3 7-5
Hlasek d. Mayotte 7-5 6-3
Lendl d. Agassi 1-6 7-6(3) 6-3
Hlasek d. Agassi 6-3 6-2
Lendl d. Mayotte 6-2 3-6 6-3
Semifinals
Lendl d. Edberg 6-3 7-6(4)
Becker d. Hlasek 7-6(2) 7-6(3)
1989
New York, USA — 28 November-3 December 1989 — Surface: Carpet
Rod Laver Group: Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe, Michael Chang, Aaron Krickstein
McEnroe d. Krickstein 5-7 6-3 6-2
Lendl d. Chang 6-1 6-3
Lendl d. Krickstein 6-1 6-3
McEnroe d. Chang 6-2 5-7 6-4
Lendl d. McEnroe 6-3 6-3
Krickstein d. Chang 6-3 7-6(5)
Ilie Nastase Group: Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Andre Agassi, Brad Gilbert
Becker d. Gilbert 2-6 6-3 6-4
Edberg d. Agassi 6-4 6-2
Becker d. Agassi 6-1 6-3
Edberg d. Gilbert 6-1 6-3
Gilbert d. Agassi 3-6 6-3 6-3
Becker d. Edberg 6-1 6-4
Semifinals:
Edberg d. Lendl 7-6(5) 7-5
Becker d. McEnroe 6-4 6-4
