Ivan Lendl

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Ivan Lendl
Nickname(s) Ivan the Terrible
Country Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia and
Flag of the United States United States
Residence Goshen, Connecticut, U.S. (1992-now), Bradenton & Vero Beach, Florida, U.S. (2004-now)[1]
Date of birth March 7, 1960 (1960-03-07) (age 48)
Place of birth Ostrava, Czechoslovakia,
now Czech Republic
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight 79 kg (170 lb/12.4 st)
Turned pro 1978
Retired 1994
Plays Right-handed
Career prize money $21,262,417
Singles
Career record: 1071-239 (81.8%)
Career titles: 144 including 94 listed by the ATP
Highest ranking: No. 1 (February 28, 1983)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open W (1989, 1990)
French Open W (1984, 1986, 1987)
Wimbledon F (1986, 1987)
US Open W (1985, 1986, 1987)
Doubles
Career record: 187-140 (57.2%)
Career titles: 6
Highest ranking: No. 20 (May 12, 1986)

Infobox last updated on: July 13, 2007.

Ivan Lendl (born March 7, 1960) is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player of Czech origin. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s[1] and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. Tennis magazine named him as one of the ten greatest tennis players since 1966, calling him "the game’s greatest overachiever" and emphasizing his importance in the game’s history.[2] In his book Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis, Bud Collins included Lendl in his list of the 21 greatest male tennis players for the period from 1946 through 1992.

Lendl captured eight Grand Slam singles titles during his career. He competed in a total of 19 Grand Slam singles finals, a record for a male player. He reached at least one Grand Slam final for 11 consecutive years, an all-time record since tied by Pete Sampras.

Lendl first attained the World No. 1 ranking on the men's professional tour on February 28, 1983, bolstering his claim to the top spot when he defeated John McEnroe in the 1985 U.S. Open final. For much of the next five years, Lendl was the top ranked player until August 1990 (with a short break from September 1988 to January 1989 when Mats Wilander was at the top). He finished four years ranked as the world's top player (1985-87 and 1989) and was ranked World No. 1 for a total of 270 weeks, breaking the record previously held by Jimmy Connors (this has since been surpassed by Sampras).

Lendl's game relied particularly on strength and heavy topspin from the baseline and helped usher in the modern era of "power tennis." He himself called his game as "hitting hot", a relentless all-court game that was coming to dominate in tennis.

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[edit] Personal life

Lendl was born into a tennis family in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). His parents were top players in Czechoslovakia. (His mother Olga was at one point ranked the No. 2 woman player in the country). Lendl turned professional in tennis in 1978. He started to live in the United States in 1981, first at the home of mentor and friend Wojtek Fibak; later, in 1984, Lendl bought his own residence in Greenwich, Connecticut. Ivan applied for and received a U.S. Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card) in 1987 and wanted to get U.S. citizenship as soon as possible to represent the USA in the 1988 Olympic Games and in Davis Cup. A bill in Congress to bypass the traditional five-year waiting procedure was rejected in 1988 because Czechoslovak authorities refused to provide the necessary waivers[3]. He became a U.S. citizen on July 7, 1992[4].

On September 16th, 1989, six days after losing the final of the U.S. Open to Boris Becker, he married Samantha Frankel[5]. They have five daughters - Marika (born May 4, 1990), twins Isabelle and Caroline (born July 29, 1991), Daniela (born June, 24 1993) and Nikola (born January 20, 1998). He transferred his competitive interests to professional golf where he captured a win on the Celebrity Tour. Still competitive at the mini-tour levels, Lendl now devotes much of his time managing the development of his daughters' golfing abilities. Three of his daughters (Marika, Isabelle and Daniela) play golf at U.S. Girls Juniors level.[6] His other two daughters (Caroline and Nikola) enjoy eventing horses.

[edit] South African exhibition affair and disputes with Czechoslovak authorities

In July 1983, Lendl played three exhibition matches (against Johan Kriek, Kevin Curren and Jimmy Connors) in Sun City, in the apartheid-era bantustan of Bophuthatswana[7]. The Czechoslovak Sport Federation (ČSTV) controlled by the Communist Party expelled him from the Czechoslovak Davis Cup team, fined him $150,000 [2] and publicly threatened to prohibit him from traveling abroad for future tournaments. Lendl disagreed with the punishment and fine. He has not travelled to his native country since being there for the last time for the Davis Cup in March 1982.[citation needed]

In addition, the publication of his name and results in the Czechoslovak media was prohibited. The ban was extended not only to Lendl, but to anything about world tennis, all tennis tournaments, and both men's and women's circuits (with the exception of blank Grand Slam results without any comments). World tennis disappeared from the censored Czechoslovak media[citation needed] on August 16, 1983 when this "secret embargo" came into effect.

The appearance in this exhibition in Sun City and Lendl's americanized living style ignited a long-lasting dispute between Lendl and Czechoslovak authorities, which was never settled and resulted in Ivan's decision to apply for a Green Card in 1987 and later on for U.S. citizenship.

[edit] Style of play

Lendl was, along with Bjorn Borg, an early proponent of the Western forehand grip. His trademark shot was perhaps his running forehand which he could direct either down the baseline or cross-court. Early in his career Lendl played a sliced backhand but in the early 1980s learned to hit his backhand Western style. This shift allowed him in 1984 to defeat John McEnroe in the French Open - his first Grand Slam victory. Careful scrutiny of this French Open final shows McEnroe using his habitual proximity to the net to easily intercept Lendl's cross-court passing shots in the first two sets. Lendl changed his tactics in the third set and starting using lobs. This forced McEnroe to distance himself from the net in order to anticipate the lobs. McEnroe's new position at the net opened the angles for Lendl's cross-court passing shots, which ultimately gained him points and turned the match around.

Lendl's serve was extremely powerful but inconsistent. His very high toss may be to blame. Lendl was the first of a new breed of power baseliners, and his consistency from the baseline was machine-like. Though tall and apparently gangly, Lendl was very fast on the court. Lendl did not win Wimbledon because he could not sufficiently improve his comfort level at the net. Grass courts yield notoriously bad bounces, and that destablized his phenomenal baseline game more than other baseliners. His groundstroke setup was very complete, and repeated bad bounces made him uncomfortable. Wimbledon in that day required reducing baseline play by coming to net. He devoted considerable effort to significantly improving his net play, but fell short of a Wimbledon title. Toward the end of his days on the ATP tour Lendl ended his long term clothing, shoe and racket deal with Adidas. He signed with Mizzuno, and finally began to play with a mid sized racket very similar to the Adidas racket he had used through out most of his career.

[edit] Tennis career

Lendl first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player. In 1978, he won the boy's singles titles at both the French Open and Wimbledon and was ranked the World No. 1 junior player.

Lendl made an almost immediate impact on the game after turning professional. After reaching his first top-level singles final in 1979, he won seven singles titles in 1980, including three tournament wins in three consecutive weeks on three different surfaces. The success continued in 1981 as he won 10 titles.

In 1982, he won in total 15 of the 23 singles tournaments he entered and had a 44-match winning streak. He competed on separated WCT tour where he won all 10 WCT tournaments he signed-in. In an era when tournament prize money was rising sharply due to competition of 2 circuits (Grand Prix and WCT), Lendl's haul of titles quickly made him the highest-earning tennis player of all time.

He won another seven tournaments in 1983.

But Grand Slam titles eluded Lendl in the early years of his career. He reached his first Grand Slam final at the French Open in 1981, where he lost in five sets to Björn Borg. His second came at the U.S. Open in 1982, where he was defeated by Jimmy Connors. In 1983, he was the runner-up at both the Australian Open and the U.S. Open.

Lendl's first Grand Slam title came at the 1984 French Open, where he defeated John McEnroe in a long final to claim what was arguably his most memorable victory. Down two sets to none and later trailing 4–2 in the fourth set, Lendl battled back to claim the title 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5. McEnroe gained revenge by beating Lendl in straight sets in both finals of the U.S. Open 1984 and Volvo Masters 1984 (played in January 1985).

1985 was arguably Lendl's best year on the tour as he captured 11 singles crowns in 17 tournament appearances. Lendl lost in the final of the 1985 French Open to Mats Wilander. He then faced McEnroe again in the final of the U.S. Open, and this time it was Lendl who emerged victorious in a straight sets win. It was the first of three consecutive U.S. Open titles for Lendl and part of a run of eight consecutive U.S. Open finals. In 1986 and 1987 he added wins in the French Open to his U.S Open victories

During each of the years from 1985 through 1987, Lendl's match winning percentage was greater than 90%. This record was equalled by Roger Federer in 2006. Ivan, however, remains the only male with at least 90% match wins in four different years (1982 was the first). From the 1985 U.S. Open through the 1988 Australian Open, Lendl reached ten consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals -- a record that was broken by Federer at the 2006 US Open.

1989 was another very strong year for Lendl. He started the year by capturing his first Australian Open title with a straight sets final victory over Miloslav Mecir and went on to claim 10 titles out of 17 tournaments he entered. Lendl successfully defended his Australian Open title in 1990.

The only Grand Slam singles title Lendl never managed to win was Wimbledon. After reaching the semifinals in 1983 and 1984, he reached the final there twice, losing in straight sets to Boris Becker in 1986 and Pat Cash in 1987. In the years that followed, Lendl put in intensive efforts to train and hone his game on grass courts. But despite reaching the Wimbledon semifinals again in 1988, 1989 and 1990, he never again reached the final.

Lendl was part of the team that won Czechoslovakia's only Davis Cup title in 1980. He was the driving force behind the country's team in the first half of the 1980s but stopped playing in the event after he moved to the United States in 1986 because, in the eyes of communist Czechoslovakia's Tennis Association, he was an "illegal defector" from their country.

Lendl was also part of the Czechoslovakian team that won the World Team Cup in 1981 and was runner-up in 1984 and 1985.

Lendl won the tour's year-end Masters championships five times in 1981-82 and 1985-87.

Lendl's success in the game had a lot to do with his highly meticulous and intensive training and physical conditioning regime, his scientific approach to preparing for and playing the game, and a strong desire to put in whatever it took to be successful. It is believed that a contributing factor to his run of eight successive U.S. Open finals and long record of success at that tournament was that he hired the same workers who laid the hardcourt surfaces at Flushing Meadows each year to install an exact copy in the grounds of his home in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Lendl announced his retirement from professional tennis on December 21, 1994, due to chronic back pain[8]. Although he didn't play an official match since his loss in the 2nd round of the US Open in 1994, he made a final decision to retire three and a half months later. It is an irony that the man who made such a religion of physical fitness had to close the career due to the health problems. Lendl cashed out an insurance policy he had with Lloyds of London, which stipulated that he could never play tennis again.

Lendl won a total of 94 career singles titles listed by the ATP (plus 49 other non-ATP tournaments thus making a total of 144 singles titles) and 6 doubles titles, and his career prize money of U.S. $21,262,417 was a record at the time. In 2001, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

After finishing his tennis career, Lendl has taken up golf, earning a handicap of 0 and organizing a charity competition in 2004 called the "Ivan Lendl Celebrity Golf Tournament".

Lendl's professional attitude, modern playing style, scientific training methods, and unprecedented long-term success have had a considerable impact on today's tennis world. A typical Lendl quote is: "If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can."

[edit] Career achievements

  • Most Grand Slam singles finals (19) in tennis history.
  • Winner of 8 Grand Slam tournaments (tying Jimmy Connors and Andre Agassi and bettered by only 6 male players in tennis history).
  • Won 222 Grand Slam singles matches (third after Connors and Agassi).
  • Eight consecutive singles finals at the U.S. Open (1982-1989), winning three of those finals (1985-1987).
  • Appeared in three consecutive singles finals at the Australian Open, four consecutive finals at the French Open, and two consecutive finals at Wimbledon. During the open era, Borg and Rafael Nadal are the only other male players to appear in four consecutive finals at the French Open.
  • Second most consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals during the open era, with ten from the 1985 U.S. Open through the 1988 Australian Open (after Roger Federer).
  • Second most consecutive Grand Slam singles quarterfinals during the open era, with fourteen from the 1985 U.S. Open through the 1989 Australian Open (beaten by Federer from 2004 until now).
  • For eleven consecutive years (1981-1991), reached at least one Grand Slam final (equaled by Pete Sampras 1992-2002).
  • Four times the year-end World No. 1 (1985-1987, 1989) (tied with John McEnroe and Federer, after Sampras with six years and Connors with five years).
  • One of five players (the others being Connors, McEnroe, Sampras, and Federer) who were the year-end World No. 1 for at least three consecutive years (1985-1987).
  • One of five players (the others being Connors, Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt and Federer) who held the top ranking every week of a calendar year.
  • ITF World Champion (1985-1987, 1990).
  • ATP Player of The Year (1985-1987).
  • ATP Most Improved Player (1981).
  • Second in career ATP tournament singles titles, with 94 (Connors won 109 ATP singles titles).
  • Second in weeks (270) as the World No. 1 player (Sampras was the top ranked player for 286 weeks).
  • Third (behind Connors and Federer) in most consecutive weeks (157) as the World No. 1 player (September 9, 1985-September 11, 1988).
  • Second (behind Connors with 659 weeks) in most consecutive weeks (588) among top 5 ranked players (October 20, 1980-January 20, 1992).[9]
  • Second (behind Connors with 788 weeks) in most consecutive weeks (626) among top 10 ranked players (May 19, 1980-May 11, 1992).
  • Second in career singles match wins (1,071) at ATP tournaments (Connors won 1,222 matches).
  • Longest winning streak indoors: 66 matches between April 1981 (lost to Smid, Frankfurt 2R) and January 1983 (lost to McEnroe, Philadelphia F).
  • Second longest winning streak on all surfaces: 44 matches during 1981-1982 (after Guillermo Vilas with 46 matches from 1977).
  • Only player to have won three tournaments in three consecutive weeks on three different surfaces (1985 Fort Myers-Hardcourt, Monte Carlo-Clay Court, Dallas, WCT Finals-Indoor Carpet).
  • Most consecutive singles finals (18) in 1981 and 1982.
  • Only male player to have won at least 90 matches in three consecutive years (1980-1982).
  • Only male player to have won at least 90 percent of his matches in five different years (1982: 106-9; 1985: 84-7; 1986: 74-6; 1987: 74-7; 1989: 79-7).
  • Nine consecutive finals (1980-88) at year-end championships in New York (called Masters Grand Prix at that time), winning five of those finals (1981-82, 1985-87).
  • Shares with Sampras the record for most Masters singles titles (5).
  • Second most tournaments won (15) in a single year (1982) after Vilas who won 16 singles titles in 1977.

[edit] Record against top players

Wins Losses % won Opponent Reference
6 2 75 Andre Agassi [10]
11 10 52 Boris Becker [11]
2 5 28 Bjorn Borg [12]
5 3 62 Pat Cash [13]
5 2 71 Michael Chang [14]
22 13 63 Jimmy Connors [15]
4 0 100 Jim Courier [16]
13 14 48 Stefan Edberg [17]
21 15 58 John McEnroe [18]
3 5 38 Pete Sampras [19]
15 7 68 Mats Wilander [20].

[edit] Countries won in

Lendl won singles titles in 16 different countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, the People's Republic of China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals (19)

[edit] Wins (8)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1984 French Open Flag of the United States John McEnroe 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
1985 U.S. Open Flag of the United States John McEnroe 7–6, 6–3, 6–4
1986 French Open (2) Flag of Sweden Mikael Pernfors 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1986 U.S. Open (2) Flag of Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1987 French Open (3) Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6
1987 U.S. Open (3) Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 6–7, 6–0, 7–6, 6–4
1989 Australian Open Flag of Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1990 Australian Open (2) Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 4–6, 7–6, 5–2 ret.

[edit] Runner-ups (11)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1981 French Open Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
1982 U.S. Open Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1983 U.S. Open (2) Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–0
1983 Australian Open Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1984 U.S. Open (3) Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1985 French Open (2) Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1986 Wimbledon Flag of Germany Boris Becker 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
1987 Wimbledon (2) Flag of Australia Pat Cash 7–6, 6–2, 7–5
1988 U.S. Open (4) Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1989 U.S. Open (5) Flag of Germany Boris Becker 7–6, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6
1991 Australian Open (2) Flag of Germany Boris Becker 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

[edit] Singles performance timeline

Name 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A 2R A A F 4R SF NH SF SF W W F QF 1R 4R 2 / 12 48-10
French Open 1R 4R 3R F 4R QF W F W W QF 4R A A 2R 1R 1R 3 / 15 53-12
Wimbledon A 1R 3R 1R A SF SF 4R F F SF SF SF 3R 4R 2R A 0 / 14 48-14
U.S. Open A 2R QF 4R F F F W W W F F QF SF QF 1R 2R 3 / 16 73-13
Grand Slam SR 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 3 2 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 8 / 57 N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0-1 4-3 9-4 9-3 9-2 20-4 20-3 20-3 20-1 24-2 20-4 21-3 16-2 13-3 12-4 1-4 4-3 N/A 222-49
Year-End Championship
The Masters A A F W W F F W W W F SF SF SF A A A 5 / 12 40-10

NH = tournament not held

A = did not participate in the tournament

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played

[edit] ATP tournaments statistics

Name 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Total
ATP tournaments played 7 17 33 21 23 23 16 17 15 16 10 17 16 21 24 25 18 319
Titles 0 0 7 10 15 7 3 11 9 8 3 10 5 3 1 2 0 94
Runner-ups 0 1 3 5 5 6 8 3 3 4 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 52
Semifinal 2 3 8 2 0 3 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 6 2 0 1 43
Quarterfinal 0 4 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 8 5 4 36
Round of 16 1 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 5 7 4 7 46
Round of 32 2 2 7 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 6 1 31
Round of 64 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 10
Round of 128 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 7
Win-Loss 9–9 41-21 109-28 96-14 106-9 75-16 62-16 84-7 74-6 74-7 41-8 79-7 54-12 55-18 50-24 33-23 28-18 1070-243
Win% 50% 66% 80% 87% 92% 82% 79% 92% 93% 91% 84% 92% 82% 75% 68% 59% 61% 82%
Year-End ATP Ranking 74. 20. 6. 2. 3. 2. 3. 1. 1. 1. 2. 1. 3. 5. 8. 19. 54. N/A

ATP Win-Loss = includes WCT tournaments which were run outside Volvo Grand Prix and ATP Computer Ranking system during 1982-1984, also includes team events (Davis Cup, World Team Cup in Dusseldorf)

[edit] Career singles finals listed by ATP (146)

[edit] Singles titles (94)

Tournament Category No. of titles
Grand Slam 8
Year-End Championships: Masters Grand Prix (1978-1989), ATP Tour Championships (1990-1995), ATP World Championships (1996-1999), Tennis Masters Cup (2000-now) 5
Super high category (introduced in 1996): Super Nine (1996-1999), Tennis/ATP Masters Series (2000-now) 0
High category: Super Series (1978-1989), WCT (1978-1989), Championship Series (1990-1999), International Series 1/Gold (2000-now) 67
Low category: Regular Series (1978-1989), World Series (1990-1999), International Series 2 (2000-now) 14
Titles by Surface
Clay - Outdoor (28)
Grass - Outdoor (2)
Hard - Outdoor (22)
Hard - Indoor (9)
Carpet - Indoor (33)

Note: World Championship Tennis (WCT) tournaments were run outside Grand Prix and not counted for ATP Computer Ranking during years 1982-1984, furthermore even outside this 3 years split period between WCT and ATP some WCT tournaments were not acknowledged by ATP however they are counted for statistic purposes as official tournaments in players records

No. Date Tournament Surface Prize Money Opponent in the final Score
1. 1980 Houston, U.S. Clay $175,000 Flag of the United States Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 6–3
2. 1980 Toronto, Canada Hard $175,000 Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 4–6, 5–4, ret.
3. 1980 Barcelona, Spain Clay $175,000 Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
4. 1980 Basel, Switzerland Hard (I) $75,000 Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 0–6, 6–4
5. 1980 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay $125,000 Flag of the United States Eliot Teltscher 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
6. 1980 Hong Kong Hard $75,000 Flag of the United States Brian Teacher 5–7, 7–6, 6–3
7. 1980 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet $75,000 Flag of the United States Brian Teacher 6–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6
8. 1981 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (I) $75,000 Flag of New Zealand Chris Lewis 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 6–3
9. 1981 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard $300,000 Flag of the United States Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–2
10. 1981 Montreal, Canada Hard $200,000 Flag of the United States Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–2
11. 1981 Madrid, Spain Clay $75,000 Flag of Peru Pablo Arraya 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
12. 1981 Barcelona, Spain Clay $175,000 Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 6–3, 6–0
13. 1981 Basel, Switzerland Hard (I) $75,000 Flag of Argentina José Luis Clerc 6–2, 6–3, 6–0
14. 1981 Vienna, Austria Hard (I) $125,000 Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried 1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2
15. 1981 Cologne, Germany Hard (I) $75,000 Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer 6–3, 6–3
16. 1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay $175,000 Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–2
17. 1981 Volvo Masters, New York Carpet $400,000 Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–7, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4
18. 1982 Delray Beach WCT, U.S. Clay $300,000 Flag of Australia Peter McNamara 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
19. 1982 Genova WCT, Italy Carpet $300,000 Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
20. 1982 Munich-2 WCT, Germany Carpet $300,000 Flag of Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
21. 1982 Strasbourg WCT, France Carpet $300,000 Flag of the United States Tim Mayotte 6–0, 7–5, 6–1
22. 1982 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet $250,000 Flag of Australia Peter McNamara 6–2, 6–2
23. 1982 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay $300,000 Flag of Argentina José Luis Clerc 3–6, 7–6, 6–0, 1–4, ret.
24. 1982 Dallas WCT Finals, U.S. Carpet $300,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
25. 1982 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay $300,000 Flag of the United States Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 6–1
26. 1982 Washington D.C., U.S. Clay $200,000 Flag of the United States Jimmy Arias 6–3, 6–3
27. 1982 North Conway, U.S. Clay $200,000 Flag of Spain José Higueras 6–3, 6–2
28. 1982 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard $300,000 Flag of the United States Steve Denton 6–2, 7–6
29. 1982 Los Angeles-2 WCT, U.S. Carpet $300,000 Flag of South Africa Kevin Curren 7–6, 7–5, 6–1
30. 1982 Naples WCT Finals, Italy Carpet $250,000 Flag of Poland Wojtek Fibak 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
31. 1982 Hartford WCT, U.S. Carpet $300,000 Flag of the United States Bill Scanlon 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
32. 1982 Volvo Masters, New York Carpet $400,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
33. 1983 Detroit WCT, U.S. Carpet $250,000 Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
34. 1983 Milan, Italy Carpet $350,000 Flag of South Africa Kevin Curren 5–7, 6–3, 7–6
35. 1983 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay $300,000 Flag of Australia Paul McNamee 6–2, 6–0, 6–3
36. 1983 Hilton Head WCT, U.S. Clay $250,000 Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–1, 6–0
37. 1983 Montreal, Canada Hard $300,000 Flag of Sweden Anders Järryd 6–2, 6–2
38. 1983 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet $200,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 3–6, 7–6, 6–4
39. 1983 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet $300,000 Flag of the United States Scott Davis 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
40. 1984 Luxembourg Carpet $200,000 Flag of Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 6–4
41. 1984 French Open, Paris Clay $875,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
42. 1984 Wembley, England Carpet $250,000 Flag of Ecuador Andrés Gómez 7–6, 6–2, 6–1
43. 1985 Ft. Myers, U.S. Hard $250,000 Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–2
44. 1985 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay $405,000 Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
45. 1985 Dallas WCT Finals, U.S. Carpet $500,000 Flag of the United States Tim Mayotte 7–6, 6–4, 6–1
46. 1985 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay $500,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3
47. 1985 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay $300,000 Flag of Ecuador Andrés Gómez 6–1, 6–3
48. 1985 U.S. Open, New York Hard $1,250,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 7–6, 6–3, 6–4
49. 1985 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay $100,000 Flag of the United States Brad Gilbert 6–4, 6–0
50. 1985 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (I) $225,000 Flag of France Henri Leconte 6–4, 6–4, 7–6
51. 1985 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet $300,000 Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 6–0, 6–4
52. 1985 Wembley, England Carpet $300,000 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 6–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
53. 1985 Nabisco Masters, New York Carpet $500,000 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 6–2, 7–6, 6–3
54. 1986 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet $375,000 Flag of the United States Tim Mayotte walkover
55. 1986 Boca West, U.S. Hard $750,000 Flag of the United States Mats Wilander 3–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4
56. 1986 Milan, Italy Carpet $300,000 Flag of Sweden Joakim Nyström 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
57. 1986 Ft. Myers, U.S. Hard $250,000 Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–0
58. 1986 Rome, Italy Clay $350,000 Flag of Spain Emilio Sánchez 7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
59. 1986 French Open, Paris Clay $1,125,000 Flag of Sweden Mikael Pernfors 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
60. 1986 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard $250,000 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 6–4, 7–6
61. 1986 U.S. Open, New York Hard $1,400,000 Flag of Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
62. 1986 Nabisco Masters, New York Carpet $500,000 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
63. 1987 Hamburg, Germany Clay $300,000 Flag of Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
64. 1987 French Open, Paris Clay $1,325,000 Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6
65. 1987 Washington D.C., U.S. Hard $232,000 Flag of the United States Brad Gilbert 6–1, 6–0
66. 1987 Montreal, Canada Hard $300,000 Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–4, 7–6
67. 1987 U.S. Open, New York Hard $1,670,000 Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 6–7, 6–0, 7–6, 6–4
68. 1987 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (I) $275,000 Flag of Australia Pat Cash 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
69. 1987 Wembley, England Carpet $375,000 Flag of Sweden Anders Järryd 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
70. 1987 Nabisco Masters, New York Carpet $500,000 Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
71. 1988 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay $492,500 Flag of Argentina Martín Jaite 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
72. 1988 Rome, Italy Clay $595,000 Flag of Argentina Guillermo Pérez-Roldán 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
73. 1988 Toronto, Canada Hard $410,000 Flag of the United States Kevin Curren 7–6, 6–2
74. 1989 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard $933,000 Flag of Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
75. 1989 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard $297,500 Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–2, 6–3
76. 1989 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard $745,000 Flag of Austria Thomas Muster walkover
77. 1989 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay $485,000 Flag of Peru Jaime Yzaga 6–2, 6–1
78. 1989 Hamburg, Germany Clay $500,000 Flag of Austria Horst Skoff 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
79. 1989 London/Queen's Club, England Grass $350,000 Flag of South Africa Christo Van Rensburg 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
80. 1989 Montreal, Canada Hard $550,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–1, 6–3
81. 1989 Bordeaux, France Clay $225,000 Flag of Spain Emilio Sánchez 6–2, 6–2
82. 1989 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (I) $375,000 Flag of Sweden Lars-Anders Wahlgren 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
83. 1989 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet $832,500 Flag of Sweden Magnus Gustafsson 7–5, 6–0, 6–3
84. 1990 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard $1,462,000 Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 4–6, 7–6, 5–2, ret.
85. 1990 Milan, Italy Carpet $540,000 Flag of the United States Tim Mayotte 6–3, 6–2
86. 1990 Toronto Indoor, Canada Carpet $1,005,000 Flag of the United States Tim Mayotte 6–3, 6–0
87. 1990 London/Queen's Club, England Grass $450,000 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 6–3, 6–2
88. 1990 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet $750,000 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
89. 1991 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet $825,000 Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
90. 1991 Memphis, U.S. Hard (I) $600,000 Flag of Germany Michael Stich 7–5, 6–3
91. 1991 Long Island, U.S. Hard $225,000 Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–3, 6–2
92. 1992 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet $825,000 Flag of Sweden Henrik Holm 7–6, 6–4
93. 1993 Munich, Germany Clay $275,000 Flag of Germany Michael Stich 7–6, 6–3
94. 1993 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet $875,000 Flag of the United States Todd Martin 6–4, 6–4

[edit] Singles runner-ups (52)

  • * - not listed on ATP Website by mistake, final matches were left unfinished and both players received runner-up prize
No. Date Tournament Surface Prize Money Opponent in the final Score
1. 1979 Brussels, Belgium Clay $50,000 Flag of Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
2. 1980 Washington-2, U.S. Carpet $125,000 Flag of the United States Victor Amaya 6–7, 6–4, 7–4
3. 1980 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay $75,000 Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
4. 1980 Volvo Masters, New York Carpet Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
5. 1981 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet $175,000 Flag of France Yannick Noah 6–1, 3–1, ret.
6. 1981 La Quinta, U.S. Hard $175,000 Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 7–6
7. 1981 French Open, Paris Clay $450,000 Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
8. 1981 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay $75,000 Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4
9. 1981 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay $175,000 Flag of Argentina José Luis Clerc 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
10. 1982 La Quinta, U.S. Hard $200,000 Flag of France Yannick Noah 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
11. 1982 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay $300,000 Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 7–6, 6–3
12. 1982 Madrid, Spain Clay $200,000 Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–7, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–3
13. 1982 Toronto, Canada Hard $300,000 Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
14. 1982 U.S. Open, New York Hard $600,000 Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
15. 1983 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet $250,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 4–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–3
16. 1983 Brussels Indoor, Belgium Carpet $250,000 Flag of Australia Peter McNamara 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
17. 1983 Dallas WCT Finals, U.S. Carpet $300,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
18. 1983 U.S. Open, New York Hard $797,000 Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–0
19. 1983 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass $500,000 Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
20. 1983 Volvo Masters, New York Carpet Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
21. 1984 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet $300,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
22. 1984 Brussels Indoor, Belgium Carpet $250,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–1, 6–3
23. 1984 *Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet $250,000 Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 0–6, 0–1 div'd-match cancelled (bomb threat)
24. 1984 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay 300,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–4, 6–2
25. 1984 U.S. Open, New York Hard $1,066,676 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
26. 1984 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (I) $225,000 Flag of Sweden Anders Järryd 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
27. 1984 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet $300,000 Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–4, 3–6, 6–0
28. 1984 Volvo Masters, New York Carpet Flag of the United States John McEnroe 7–5, 6–0, 6–4
29. 1985 French Open, Paris Clay $975,000 Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
30. 1985 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard $250,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 7–6, 6–2
31. 1985 Montreal, Canada Hard $300,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 7–5, 6–3
32. 1986 Chicago, U.S. Carpet $250,000 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 7–6, 6–3
33. 1986 Wimbledon, London Grass $1,306,690 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
34. 1986 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (I) $275,000 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 3–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–0
35. 1987 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard $750,000 Flag of Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 7–5, 6–2, 7–5
36. 1987 Wimbledon, London Grass $1,467,542 Flag of Australia Pat Cash 7–6, 6–2, 7–5
37. 1987 *Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard $250,000 Flag of the United States John McEnroe 7–6 1–4 div'd-match cancelled (weather)
38. 1987 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet $300,000 Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
39. 1988 U.S. Open, New York Hard $1,683,333 Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
40. 1988 Nabisco Masters, New York Carpet Flag of Germany Boris Becker 5–7, 7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
41. 1989 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard $425,000 Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
42. 1989 U.S. Open, New York Hard $2,000,000 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 7–6, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6
43. 1990 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet $825,000 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 6–2, 6–2
44. 1991 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard $2,023,760 Flag of Germany Boris Becker 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
45. 1991 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet $450,000 Flag of Italy Omar Camporese 3–6, 7–6, 7–6
46. 1991 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard $825,000 Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–1, 7–5, 6–0
47. 1992 Toronto, Canada Hard $930,000 Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
48. 1992 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard $1,125,000 Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
49. 1992 Long Island, U.S. Hard $235,000 Flag of Czechoslovakia Petr Korda 6–2, 6–2
50. 1993 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet $575,000 Flag of Australia Mark Woodforde 5–4, ret.
51. 1993 Nice, France Clay $275,000 Flag of Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
52. 1994 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard $288,750 Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 7–6, 6–4

[edit] Other (non-ATP, invitational & special events) singles finals (59)

Here are Lendl's tournament finals that are not included in the statistics on the Association of Tennis Professionals website. It includes non-ATP tournaments such as special, invitational and exhibition events.

[edit] Other singles titles - Draw at least 8 players (37)

Year Date Tournament Surface Final Opponent Final Result Winners Prize
1980 Sept 10-14 Sao Paulo Clay Gene Mayer 6–3 7–5
1980 Feb 25-27 Genoa - Bitti Bergamo Memorial Carpet Johan Kriek 6–2 6–2
1981 Aug 26-30 White Plains - AMF Head Cup [21] Hard Ilie Năstase w.o. $50,000
1981 Nov 23-29 Milan - Master Brooklyn[22] Carpet John McEnroe 6–4 2–6 6–4 $85,000
1982 Feb 4–7 Toronto - Molson Light Challenge[23] Carpet John McEnroe 7–5 3–6 7–6 7–5
1982 Oct 19-24 Melbourne - Mazda Super Challenge[24] Carpet Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2 6–2 7–5 $100,000
1982 Nov 30-Dec 5 Antwerp - European Champions' Championship[25] Carpet John McEnroe 3–6 7–6 6–3 6–3
1983 Jan 10-16 Rosemont - Lite Challenge of Champions[26] Carpet Jimmy Connors 4–6 6–4 7–5 6–4 $100,000
1984 Jan 30-Feb 5 Toronto - Molson Light Challenge[27] Carpet Yannick Noah 6–0 6–2 6–4 $100,000
1984 Aug 20-26 Jericho - Hamlet Challenge Cup[28] Hard Andrés Gómez 6–2 6–4
1984 Nov 12-18 Antwerp - European Champions' Championship[29] Carpet Anders Järryd 6–2 6–1 6–2
1985 Aug 19-25 Jericho - Executone Hamlet Challenge Cup[30] Hard Jimmy Connors 6–1 6–3
1985 Oct 28-Nov 3 Antwerp - European Champions' Championship[31] Carpet John McEnroe 1–6 7–6 6–2 6–2 $200,000*
1986 Jan 6-12 Atlanta - AT&T Challenge of Champions[32] Carpet Jimmy Connors 6–2 6–3 $150,000
1986 Apr 28-May 4 Ede Clay Stefan Edberg 7–6 6–3
1986 Aug 19-24 Jericho - Norstar Bank Hamlet Challenge Cup[33] Hard John McEnroe 6–2 6–4
1987 May 7-10 Ede Clay Paolo Cane 7–6 6–3
1987 Jul 22-26 Stowe - Head Classic[34] Hard Jimmy Arias 6–3 6–3
1987 Oct 27-Nov 1 Antwerp - European Community Championship[35] Carpet Miloslav Mečíř 5–7 6–1 6–4 6–3 $250,000
1988 Jan 7-10 Gold Coast Hard Wally Masur 6–7 7–6 6–4
1988 April 28-May 1 Atlanta - AT&T Challenge of Champions[36] Clay (Har-Tru) Stefan Edberg 2–6 6–1 6–3 $150,000
1989 Dec 28-Jan 1 Newcastle Hard Carl-Uwe Steeb 6–3 7–6
1989 Feb 6-12 Chicago - Volvo Tennis Carpet Brad Gilbert 6–2 7–6
1989 Aug 21-27 Jericho - Norstar Bank Hamlet Challenge Cup[37] Hard Mikael Pernfors 4–6 6–2 6–4
1989 Oct 2–7 Stuttgart - Eurocard Classic[38] Carpet Miloslav Mečíř 6–3 4–6 4–6 6–1 6–4
1989 Oct 19-22 Essen Carpet Miloslav Mečíř 6–4 6–2
1989 Oct 23-29 Antwerp - European Community Championship[39] Carpet Miloslav Mečíř 6–2 6–2 1–6 6–4 $250,000
1990 Jun 4-10 Beckenham Grass Darren Cahill 6–3 7–5
1990 Aug 20-26 Forest Hills, New York - WCT Tournament of Champions Hard Aaron Krickstein 6–4 6–7 6–3 $100,000
1990 Oct 17-21 Hong Kong - Marlboro Championships[40] Carpet Michael Chang 1–6 6–2 6–1 6–2 $200,000
1991 Jan 2–6 Salamander Bay Hard Carl-Uwe Steeb 6–4 6–2
1991 Jun 3–9 Beckenham Grass Pat Cash 3–6 7–6 7–6
1991 Oct 16-20 Hong Kong - Marlboro Championships[41] Carpet David Wheaton 6–3 7–5 6–1 $200,000
1992 Jul 27-Aug 2 Boston - U.S. Pro Championships Hard Richey Reneberg 6–3 6–3
1992 Oct 19-25 Hong Kong - Marlboro Championships Carpet Michael Chang 6–3 4–6 6–4 6–4 $200,000
1993 Jul 13-18 Boston - U.S. Pro Championships Hard Todd Martin 5–7 6–3 7–6
1994 Jul 12-17 Boston - U.S. Pro Championships Hard Malivai Washington 7–5 7–6

[edit] Other singles titles - Draw less than 8 players (13)

Below are Lendl's winnings on exhibition tournaments (usually 4-men's draw)

Year Date Tournament Surface Final Opponent Final Result Winners Prize
1981 Nov 4–5 Calcutta Hard John Alexander 6–4 6–2
1981 Nov 7–8 Jakarta Hard Wojciech Fibak 6–1 7–6 9–7
1984 February San Juan Governor's Cup (Porto Rico)  ? Gene Mayer 6–3 6–2
1984 Apr 7–8 Tokyo - Suntory Cup[42] Carpet John McEnroe 6–4 3–6 6–2 $110,000
1985 Apr 20-21 Tokyo - Suntory Cup[43] Carpet John McEnroe 6–4 6–2 $110,000
1985 Oct 8–9 East Rutherford - Tennis Members Only Meadowlands Challenge[44] Hard John McEnroe 7–5 6–3
1987 May 5–6 Barcelona[45] Clay John McEnroe 6–2 3–6 6–2
1987 Nov 25-29 West Palm Beach - The Stakes Matches[46] Hard Pat Cash 11-21 21-18 21-7 22-20 $583,200
1989 May 27-28 Marseille[47] Clay Andre Agassi 6–3 6–3
1989 Oct 24-25 Bologna Carpet John McEnroe 6–4 7–5
1990 Nov 10-11 Rome Carpet Stefan Edberg 5–7 7–6 7–6
1990 Dec 3–5 Bolzano - 6-men exhibition Carpet Goran Ivanisevic 6–2 7–6
1990 Dec 8–9 Zurich Carpet Pete Sampras 3–6 7–6 6–4

[edit] Other singles runner-ups - Draw at least 8 players (3)

Year Date Tournament Surface Final Opponent Final Result
1983 Dec 13-20 North Miami Beach - $305,000 Nastase-Hamptons Invitational Hard Jimmy Connors 3–6 6–7 1–6
1984 Nov 22-25 Canberra - Rio Tennis Challenge[48] Carpet Mats Wilander 5–7 6–7
1994 May 20-22 Rouen Clay Jacco Eltingh 2–6 7–5 2–6

[edit] Other singles runner-ups - Draw less than 8 players (6)

Below are Lendl's runner-ups appearances on exhibition tournaments (usually 4-men draws)

Year Date Tournament Surface Final Opponent Final Result Runner-up Prize
1981 Apr 7–8 Rome Carpet John McEnroe 6–7 4–6
1982 Nov 5–7 Sydney - Akai Gold Challenge Matches Carpet Bjorn Borg 1–6 4–6 2–6 $100,000
1983 July 8-10 Sun City - Round Robin Bophuthatswana Hard Jimmy Connors 5–7 6–7 $300,000
1985 April 15-16 Inglewood - Michelin Challenge Carpet John McEnroe 4–6 6–7
1988 Dec 9-11 Inglewood - Michelin Challenge Carpet John McEnroe 5–7 2–6 $60,000
1989 Jul 28-30 Yokohama - ANA Cup Hard Andre Agassi 6–7 4–6 $140,000

Other sources for this section

  • Michel Sutter, Vainqueurs Winners 1946-2003, Paris, 2003. Sutter has attempted to list all tournaments meeting his criteria for selection beginning with 1946 and ending in the fall of 1991. For each tournament, he has indicated the city, the date of the final, the winner, the runner-up, and the score of the final. A tournament is included in his list if: (1) the draw for the tournament included at least eight players (with a few exceptions, such as the Pepsi Grand Slam tournaments in the second half of the 1970s); and (2) the level of the tournaments was at least equal to the present day challenger tournaments. Sutter's book is probably the most exhaustive source of tennis tournament information since World War II, even though some professional tournaments held before the start of the open era are missing. Later, Sutter issued a second edition of his book, with only the players, their wins, and years for the 1946 through April 27, 2003, period.

[edit] Career doubles finals listed by ATP (16)

[edit] Doubles titles (6)

  • 1979 (1): Berlin (CL) / (w/Kirmayr)
  • 1980 (1): Barcelona (CL) / (w/Denton)
  • 1984 (1): Wembley (IC) / (w/Gomez)
  • 1985 (1): Stuttgart Outdoor (CL) / (w/Smid)
  • 1986 (1): Fort Myers (H) / (w/Gomez)
  • 1987 (1): Adelaide (G) / (w/Scanlon)

[edit] Doubles runner-ups (10)

  • 1979 (1): Florence (CL) / (w/Slozil)
  • 1980 (2): Indianapolis (CL) / (w/Fibak), Cincinnati (H) / (w/Fibak)
  • 1983 (1): San Francisco (IC) / (w/Van Patten)
  • 1986 (1): Tokyo Indoor (IC) / (w/Gomez)
  • 1988 (1): Monte Carlo (CL) / (w/Leconte)
  • 1990 (1): Queen's Club (G) / (w/Leconte)
  • 1991 (1): Sydney Indoor (IH) / (w/Edberg)
  • 1992 (1): Barcelona (CL) / (w/Novacek)
  • 1993 (1): Marseille (IC) / (w/Van Rensburg)

click on the year link expands all Lendl's doubles matches for the respective year listed on ATP website

[edit] Career ATP Prize Money Statistics

Year Money list rank Prize Money ITD Prize Money
1978 - $0 $0
1979 47. $77,401 $77,401
1980 3. $583,906 $661,307
1981 2. $846,037 $1,507,344
1982 1. $2,028,850 $3,536,194
1983 1. $1,747,128 $5,283,322
1984 2. $1,060,196 $6,343,518
1985 1. $1,963,074 $8,306,592
1986 1. $1,987,537 $10,294,129
1987 1. $2,003,656 $12,297,785
1988 4. $983,938 $13,281,723
1989 1. $2,344,367 $15,626,090
1990 6. $1,445,742 $17,071,832
1991 4. $1,888,985 $18,960,817
1992 11. $961,566 $19,922,383
1993 11. $1,075,876 $20,998,259
1994 71. $263,914 $21,262,173

[edit] See also

Tennis Portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hall of Famers - Ivan Lendl. International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
  2. ^ 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era. Tennis magazine. Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
  3. ^ Lendl's bid to get U.S.citizenship earlier denied. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  4. ^ Lendl becomes U.S.citizen. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
  5. ^ Lendl gets married. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  6. ^ Tennis great Ivan Lendl just another golf-obsessed dad
  7. ^ Connors beats Lendl in the final of Sun City round robin exhibition tournament. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
  8. ^ Chronic back problems bring an end to Lendl's career. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  9. ^ Tennis28 ATP statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
  10. ^ Lendl vs. Agassi Head-to Head
  11. ^ Lendl vs. Becker Head-to Head
  12. ^ Lendl vs. Borg Head-to Head
  13. ^ Lendl vs. Cash Head-to-Head
  14. ^ Lendl vs. Chang Head-to Head
  15. ^ Lendl vs. Connors Head-to-Head
  16. ^ Lendl vs. Courier Head-to Head
  17. ^ Lendl vs. Edberg Head-to Head
  18. ^ Lendl vs. McEnroe Head-to Head
  19. ^ Lendl vs. Sampras Head-to Head
  20. ^ Lendl vs. Wilander Head-to Head
  21. ^ Lendl takes final on Nastase default at AMF Head Cup in White Plains. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  22. ^ McEnroe beaten by Lendl in the final of Master Brooklyn special event in Milan. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  23. ^ Lendl beats McEnroe in 4 sets to gain Molson Challenge title in Toronto. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  24. ^ Lendl overpowered Gerulaitis in the final of Mazda Super Challenge indoor round robin tournament in Melbourne. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  25. ^ Lendl win title at inaugural European Champions Championship in Antwerp. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  26. ^ Lendl defeats Connors, title defender, in 4 sets to win invitational event in Rosemont, Illinois. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  27. ^ Lendl win first prize of $100,000 defeating easily Noah in Toronto (fee required). New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
  28. ^ Gomez beaten by Lendl at Hamlet Challenge Cup in Jericho. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  29. ^ ITF World of Tennis 1985, Miscellaneous Tournaments and Special Events, page 285. Edited by John Barrett and compiled by Lance Tingay, published in Great Britain, 1985.
  30. ^ Lendl defeats Connors in postponed final at Executone Hamlet Challenge Cup in Jericho. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  31. ^ Lendl beats McEnroe in Antwerp, earned $200,000 and took home Gold Racquet valued at $700,000 for winning this event 3 times in 5 years. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  32. ^ A powerful serve carried Lendl to victory over Connors in the final of AT&T Challenge of Champions, Atlanta. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  33. ^ Lendl dominates McEnroe to win final at Norstar Bank Hamlet Challenge Cup in Jericho. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  34. ^ Lendl beats Arias in the final of Head Classic in Stowe, Vt. (fee required). New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
  35. ^ ITF World of Tennis 1988, Miscellaneous Tournaments and Special Events, page 283. Edited by John Barrett and compiled by Lance Tingay, published in Great Britain, 1988.
  36. ^ Lendl overcomes Edberg to gain title at AT&T Challenge of Champions round robin event in Atlanta. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
  37. ^ Lendl tested in the final of Norstar Bank Hamlet Challenge Cup by Pernfors but prevails as usual (fee required). New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  38. ^ Lendl wins Stuttgart Classic invitation tournament beating Mecir in five sets. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  39. ^ Lendl defeated Mecir to win European Community Championship at Antwerp for fifth time (fee required). New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  40. ^ Lendl defeats Chang to win Hong Kong Marlboro Championships. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  41. ^ Lendl defeats Wheaton to win Hong Kong Marlboro Championships for 2nd consecutive year (fee required). New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  42. ^ McEnroe toppled by Lendl in Suntory Cup (fee required). New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
  43. ^ Lendl captured first prize of $110,000 in Tokyo Suntory Cup beating McEnroe (fee required). New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
  44. ^ McEnroe losing to Lendl again in the final match of the Meadowlands Challenge, a two-day exhibition (fee required). New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
  45. ^ Lendl tops McEnroe in Barcelona exhibition final. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  46. ^ Lendl wins The Stakes Match and $583,200 at West Palm Beach. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  47. ^ Lendl won a clay-court exhibition in Marseille over the weekend, beating Wilander and Agassi in straight sets. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  48. ^ Wilander beats Lendl in Canberra (fee required). New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
  • Jiri Janousek, Pavel Vitous (1990). Ivan Lendl. Lidove nakladatelstvi, Praha, Czechoslovakia. ISBN 80-7022-088-0.
  • Ivan Lendl, George Mendoza (1986). Hitting Hot: Ivan Lendl's 14-days Tennis Clinic. Random House, Inc., New York. ISBN 0-394-55407-8.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jimmy Connors
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
Mats Wilander		 World No. 1
February 28, 1983 - May 15, 1983
October 31, 1983 - December 11, 1983
January 9, 1984 - March 11, 1984
June 11, 1984 - June 17, 1984
July 9, 1984 - August 12, 1984
August 19, 1985 - August 25, 1985
September 9, 1985 - September 11, 1988
January 30, 1989 - August 12, 1990		 Succeeded by
Jimmy Connors
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
Mats Wilander
Stefan Edberg
Awards
Preceded by
John McEnroe		 ITF World Champion
1985-1987		 Succeeded by
Mats Wilander
Preceded by
Boris Becker		 ITF World Champion
1990		 Succeeded by
Stefan Edberg
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World No. 1s in Men's tennis
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Australian Open men's singles champions*
* Open Era · (1969) Rod Laver · (1970) Arthur Ashe · (1971–72) Ken Rosewall · (1973) John Newcombe · (1974) Jimmy Connors · (1975) John Newcombe · (1976) Mark Edmondson · (1977 [Jan]) Roscoe Tanner · (1977 [Dec]) Vitas Gerulaitis · (1978–79) Guillermo Vilas · (1980) Brian Teacher · (1981–82) Johan Kriek · (1983–84) Mats Wilander · (1985) Stefan Edberg · (1986) No competition · (1987) Stefan Edberg · (1988) Mats Wilander · (1989–90) Ivan Lendl · (1991) Boris Becker · (1992–93) Jim Courier · (1994) Pete Sampras · (1995) Andre Agassi · (1996) Boris Becker · (1997) Pete Sampras · (1998) Petr Korda · (1999) Yevgeny Kafelnikov · (2000–01) Andre Agassi · (2002) Thomas Johansson · (2003) Andre Agassi · (2004) Roger Federer · (2005) Marat Safin · (2006–07) Roger Federer · (2008) Novak Djokovic
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French Open men's singles champions*
* Open Era · (1968) Ken Rosewall · (1969) Rod Laver · (1970–71) Jan Kodeš · (1972) Andrés Gimeno · (1973) Ilie Năstase · (1974–75) Björn Borg · (1976) Adriano Panatta · (1977) Guillermo Vilas · (1978–81) Björn Borg · (1982) Mats Wilander · (1983) Yannick Noah · (1984) Ivan Lendl · (1985) Mats Wilander · (1986–87) Ivan Lendl · (1988) Mats Wilander · (1989) Michael Chang · (1990) Andrés Gómez · (1991–92) Jim Courier · (1993–94) Sergi Bruguera · (1995) Thomas Muster · (1996) Yevgeny Kafelnikov · (1997) Gustavo Kuerten · (1998) Carlos Moyà · (1999) Andre Agassi · (2000–01) Gustavo Kuerten · (2002) Albert Costa · (2003) Juan Carlos Ferrero · (2004) Gastón Gaudio · (2005–08) Rafael Nadal
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US Open men's singles champions*
* Open Era · (1968) Arthur Ashe · (1969) Rod Laver · (1970) Ken Rosewall · (1971) Stan Smith · (1972) Ilie Năstase · (1973) John Newcombe · (1974) Jimmy Connors · (1975) Manuel Orantes · (1976) Jimmy Connors · (1977) Guillermo Vilas · (1978) Jimmy Connors · (1979–81) John McEnroe · (1982–83) Jimmy Connors · (1984) John McEnroe · (1985–87) Ivan Lendl · (1988) Mats Wilander · (1989) Boris Becker · (1990) Pete Sampras · (1991–92) Stefan Edberg · (1993) Pete Sampras · (1994) Andre Agassi · (1995–96) Pete Sampras · (1997–98) Patrick Rafter · (1999) Andre Agassi · (2000) Marat Safin · (2001) Lleyton Hewitt · (2002) Pete Sampras · (2003) Andy Roddick · (2004–07) Roger Federer
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Year-End Championships (now Tennis Masters Cup) winners*

(1970) Stan Smith • (1971-73) Ilie Nastase • (1974) Guillermo Vilas • (1975) Ilie Nastase • (1976) Manuel Orantes • (1977) Jimmy Connors • (1978) John McEnroe • (1979–80) Bjorn Borg • (1981–82) Ivan Lendl • (1983-84) John McEnroe • (1985–87) Ivan Lendl • (1988) Boris Becker • (1989) Stefan Edberg • (1990) Andre Agassi • (1991) Pete Sampras • (1992) Boris Becker • (1993) Michael Stich • (1994) Pete Sampras • (1995) Boris Becker • (1996–97) Pete Sampras • (1998) Alex Corretja • (1999) Pete Sampras • (2000) Gustavo Kuerten • (2001-02) Lleyton Hewitt • (2003-04) Roger Federer • (2005) David Nalbandian • (2006-07) Roger Federer


Persondata
NAME Lendl, Ivan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION professional tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH 1960-03-06
PLACE OF BIRTH Ostrava, Czechoslovakia,
now Czech Republic
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH