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'Ivan Lendl' () (born March 7 1960) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player. 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 short break from September 1988 till 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.
Personal life
Lendl was born into a tennis family in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). His parents were top players in Czechoslovakia. (His mother 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 1994) and Nikola (born 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]
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 Communist Party expelled him from the Czechoslovak Davis Cup team, fined him $150,000 [3] and publicly threatened to prohibit him from traveling abroad for future tournaments. Lendl disagreed with the punishment and fine. He also did not travel to his native country since then being there last time for Davis Cup in March 1982.
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, to all tennis tournaments, both men's and women's circuits (with exception of blank Grand Slam results without any comments). World tennis disappeared from the censored Czechoslovak media 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.
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 after trailing two sets. His crosscourt backhand in that event baffled McEnroe and allowed Lendl to gain his first grand slam. (Careful scrutiny of the French Open final against John McEnroe will show Lendl was playing cross court passing shots in the first two sets, which was easy for McEnroe to intercept, seeing how close he habitually placed himself with regard to the net when volleying. In the third set, Lendl changed his tactics and starting using lobs against McEnroe. This forced McEnroe to place himself further away from the net in order to "anticipate" the lobs. The new position of McEnroe 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. While difficult to categorize as style of play, one can say that Lendl rose to dominance in the early 1980s by learning to read McEnroe's serve. Though tall and apparently gangly, Lendl was very fast on court. The mystery of his career is why, with such assets as speed and power serving, Lendl was never able to capture a Wimbledon title. To the end of his days on the ATP circuit Lendl favored a small-faced Adidas racquet.
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 official match since loss in 2nd round of US Open 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 won a total of 94 career singles titles listed by the ATP (plus other 49 non-ATP tournaments making thus total of 143 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."''
Career achievements
★ Most Grand Slam singles finals (19) in all-time tennis history
★ Winner of 8 Grand Slam tournaments (achieved only by 11 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)
★ 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 Federer)
★ Most consecutive Grand Slam singles quarterfinals during the open era, with fourteen from the 1985 U.S. Open through the 1989 Australian Open (before Federer with 13 from 2004 until now)
★ For eleven consecutive years (1981-1991) reached at least one Grand Slam final (equaled by Sampras during 1992-2002)
★ Four times the year-end World No. 1 (1985-1987, 1989) (tied with McEnroe, 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, 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 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
Trivia
★ Lendl won singles titles in 16 different countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, People's Republic of China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.
★ Lendl's record over players of his day were 6-2 over Andre Agassi[10], 11-10 over Boris Becker[11] 2-5 against Bjorn Borg[12], 5-3 against Pat Cash[13], 5-2 against Michael Chang[14], 22-13 against Jimmy Connors[15], 4-0 over Jim Courier[16], 13-14 against Stefan Edberg[17], 21-15 against John McEnroe[18], 3-5 against Pete Sampras[19] and 15-7 against Mats Wilander[20].
Grand Slam singles finals (19)
Wins (8)
| 'Year | 'Championship | 'Opponent in Final | 'Score in Final |
| 1984 | French Open | John McEnroe | 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 1985 | U.S. Open | John McEnroe | 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1986 | French Open (2) | Mikael Pernfors | 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1986 | U.S. Open (2) | Miloslav Mečíř | 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1987 | French Open (3) | Mats Wilander | 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 |
| 1987 | U.S. Open (3) | Mats Wilander | 6-7, 6-0, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1989 | Australian Open | Miloslav Mečíř | 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1990 | Australian Open (2) | Stefan Edberg | 4-6, 7-6, 5-2 ret. |
Runner-ups (11)
| 'Year | 'Championship | 'Opponent in Final | 'Score in Final |
| 1981 | French Open | Björn Borg | 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 1982 | U.S. Open | Jimmy Connors | 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1983 | U.S. Open (2) | Jimmy Connors | 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0 |
| 1983 | Australian Open | Mats Wilander | 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1984 | U.S. Open (3) | John McEnroe | 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1985 | French Open (2) | Mats Wilander | 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1986 | Wimbledon | Boris Becker | 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1987 | Wimbledon (2) | Pat Cash | 7-6, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1988 | U.S. Open (4) | Mats Wilander | 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 1989 | U.S. Open (5) | Boris Becker | 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 1991 | Australian Open (2) | Boris Becker | 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
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
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 |
| Winning% | 50% | 66% | 80% | 87% | 92% | 82% | 79% | 92% | 93% | 91% | 84% | 92% | 82% | 75% | 68% | 59% | 61% | 81% |
| 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)
Career singles finals listed by ATP (146)
Singles titles (94)
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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, USA | Clay | $175,000 | Eddie Dibbs | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 2. | 1980 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | $175,000 | Björn Borg | 4-6, 5-4, ret. |
| 3. | 1980 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | $175,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 |
| 4. | 1980 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (I) | $75,000 | Björn Borg | 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 0-6, 6-4 |
| 5. | 1980 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | $125,000 | Eliot Teltscher | 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 |
| 6. | 1980 | Hong Kong | Hard | $75,000 | Brian Teacher | 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 |
| 7. | 1980 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | $75,000 | Brian Teacher | 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 8. | 1981 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (I) | $75,000 | Chris Lewis | 6-3, 6-0, 6-7, 6-3 |
| 9. | 1981 | Las Vegas, USA | Hard | $300,000 | Harold Solomon | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 10. | 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | $200,000 | Eliot Teltscher | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 11. | 1981 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | $75,000 | Pablo Arraya | 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 12. | 1981 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | $175,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 13. | 1981 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (I) | $75,000 | José Luis Clerc | 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 14. | 1981 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (I) | $125,000 | Brian Gottfried | 1-6, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 15. | 1981 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (I) | $75,000 | Sandy Mayer | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 16. | 1981 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | $175,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 17. | 1981 | Volvo Masters, New York | Carpet | $400,000 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-7, 2-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 18. | 1982 | Delray Beach WCT, USA | Clay | $300,000 | Peter McNamara | 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 19. | 1982 | Genova WCT, Italy | Carpet | $300,000 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 20. | 1982 | Munich-2 WCT, Germany | Carpet | $300,000 | Tomáš Šmíd | 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 21. | 1982 | Strasbourg WCT, France | Carpet | $300,000 | Tim Mayotte | 6-0, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 22. | 1982 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | $250,000 | Peter McNamara | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 23. | 1982 | Houston WCT, USA | Clay | $300,000 | José Luis Clerc | 3-6, 7-6, 6-0, 1-4, ret. |
| 24. | 1982 | Dallas WCT Finals, USA | Carpet | $300,000 | John McEnroe | 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 25. | 1982 | Forest Hills WCT, USA | Clay | $300,000 | Eddie Dibbs | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 26. | 1982 | Washington D.C., USA | Clay | $200,000 | Jimmy Arias | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 27. | 1982 | North Conway, USA | Clay | $200,000 | José Higueras | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 28. | 1982 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | $300,000 | Steve Denton | 6-2, 7-6 |
| 29. | 1982 | Los Angeles-2 WCT, USA | Carpet | $300,000 | Kevin Curren | 7-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 30. | 1982 | Naples WCT Finals, Italy | Carpet | $250,000 | Wojtek Fibak | 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 31. | 1982 | Hartford WCT, USA | Carpet | $300,000 | Bill Scanlon | 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 32. | 1982 | Volvo Masters, New York | Carpet | $400,000 | John McEnroe | 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 33. | 1983 | Detroit WCT, USA | Carpet | $250,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 |
| 34. | 1983 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | $350,000 | Kevin Curren | 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 35. | 1983 | Houston WCT, USA | Clay | $300,000 | Paul McNamee | 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 |
| 36. | 1983 | Hilton Head WCT, USA | Clay | $250,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 37. | 1983 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | $300,000 | Anders Järryd | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 38. | 1983 | San Francisco, USA | Carpet | $200,000 | John McEnroe | 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 39. | 1983 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $300,000 | Scott Davis | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 40. | 1984 | Luxembourg | Carpet | $200,000 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 41. | 1984 | French Open, Paris | Clay | $875,000 | John McEnroe | 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 42. | 1984 | Wembley, England | Carpet | $250,000 | Andrés Gómez | 7-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 43. | 1985 | Ft. Myers, USA | Hard | $250,000 | Jimmy Connors | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 44. | 1985 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | $405,000 | Mats Wilander | 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 45. | 1985 | Dallas WCT Finals, USA | Carpet | $500,000 | Tim Mayotte | 7-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 46. | 1985 | Forest Hills, USA | Clay | $500,000 | John McEnroe | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 47. | 1985 | Indianapolis, USA | Clay | $300,000 | Andrés Gómez | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 48. | 1985 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | $1,250,000 | John McEnroe | 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 49. | 1985 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | $100,000 | Brad Gilbert | 6-4, 6-0 |
| 50. | 1985 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (I) | $225,000 | Henri Leconte | 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 |
| 51. | 1985 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $300,000 | Mats Wilander | 6-0, 6-4 |
| 52. | 1985 | Wembley, England | Carpet | $300,000 | Boris Becker | 6-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 53. | 1985 | Nabisco Masters, New York | Carpet | $500,000 | Boris Becker | 6-2, 7-6, 6-3 |
| 54. | 1986 | Philadelphia, USA | Carpet | $375,000 | Tim Mayotte | walkover |
| 55. | 1986 | Boca West, USA | Hard | $750,000 | Mats Wilander | 3-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 56. | 1986 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | $300,000 | Joakim Nyström | 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 57. | 1986 | Ft. Myers, USA | Hard | $250,000 | Jimmy Connors | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 58. | 1986 | Rome, Italy | Clay | $350,000 | Emilio Sánchez | 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 59. | 1986 | French Open, Paris | Clay | $1,125,000 | Mikael Pernfors | 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 60. | 1986 | Stratton Mountain, USA | Hard | $250,000 | Boris Becker | 6-4, 7-6 |
| 61. | 1986 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | $1,400,000 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 62. | 1986 | Nabisco Masters, New York | Carpet | $500,000 | Boris Becker | 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 63. | 1987 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | $300,000 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 64. | 1987 | French Open, Paris | Clay | $1,325,000 | Mats Wilander | 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 |
| 65. | 1987 | Washington D.C., USA | Hard | $232,000 | Brad Gilbert | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 66. | 1987 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | $300,000 | Stefan Edberg | 6-4, 7-6 |
| 67. | 1987 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | $1,670,000 | Mats Wilander | 6-7, 6-0, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 68. | 1987 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (I) | $275,000 | Pat Cash | 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 69. | 1987 | Wembley, England | Carpet | $375,000 | Anders Järryd | 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 70. | 1987 | Nabisco Masters, New York | Carpet | $500,000 | Mats Wilander | 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 71. | 1988 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | $492,500 | Martín Jaite | 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 72. | 1988 | Rome, Italy | Clay | $595,000 | Guillermo Pérez-Roldán | 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 73. | 1988 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | $410,000 | Kevin Curren | 7-6, 6-2 |
| 74. | 1989 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | $933,000 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 75. | 1989 | Scottsdale, USA | Hard | $297,500 | Stefan Edberg | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 76. | 1989 | Key Biscayne, USA | Hard | $745,000 | Thomas Muster | walkover |
| 77. | 1989 | Forest Hills, USA | Clay | $485,000 | Jaime Yzaga | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 78. | 1989 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | $500,000 | Horst Skoff | 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 79. | 1989 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | $350,000 | Christo Van Rensburg | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 80. | 1989 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | $550,000 | John McEnroe | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 81. | 1989 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | $225,000 | Emilio Sánchez | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 82. | 1989 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (I) | $375,000 | Lars-Anders Wahlgren | 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 83. | 1989 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | $832,500 | Magnus Gustafsson | 7-5, 6-0, 6-3 |
| 84. | 1990 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | $1,462,000 | Stefan Edberg | 4-6, 7-6, 5-2, ret. |
| 85. | 1990 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | $540,000 | Tim Mayotte | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 86. | 1990 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet | $1,005,000 | Tim Mayotte | 6-3, 6-0 |
| 87. | 1990 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | $450,000 | Boris Becker | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 88. | 1990 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $750,000 | Boris Becker | 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 89. | 1991 | Philadelphia, USA | Carpet | $825,000 | Pete Sampras | 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 90. | 1991 | Memphis, USA | Hard (I) | $600,000 | Michael Stich | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 91. | 1991 | Long Island, USA | Hard | $225,000 | Stefan Edberg | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 92. | 1992 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $825,000 | Henrik Holm | 7-6, 6-4 |
| 93. | 1993 | Munich, Germany | Clay | $275,000 | Michael Stich | 7-6, 6-3 |
| 94. | 1993 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $875,000 | Todd Martin | 6-4, 6-4 |
Singles runner-ups (52)
★
★ - not listed on ATP Website by mistake, final matches were left unfinished and both players received runner-up prize
Other (non-ATP, invitational & special events) singles finals (57)
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.
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 |
Other singles titles - Draw less then 8 players (12)
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 | 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 |
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 |
Other singles runner-ups - Draw less than 8 players (5)
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 |
| 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.
★ ITF World of Tennis annuals, London, published from 1969 through 2001.
★ Czechoslovak Sport newspapers
Career doubles finals listed by ATP (16)
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)''
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
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 |
See also
★ An account of Lendl's dramatic exit from the 1989 French Open
★ Tennis, male players statistics
★ World number one male tennis player rankings
References
1. Hall of Famers - Ivan Lendl
2. 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era
3. Lendl's bid to get U.S.citizenship earlier denied
4. Lendl becomes U.S.citizen
5. Lendl gets married
6. [2]
7. Connors beats Lendl in the final of Sun City round robin exhibition tournament
8. Chronic back problems bring an end to Lendl's career
9. Tennis28 ATP statistics
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
22. McEnroe beaten by Lendl in the final of Master Brooklyn special event in Milan
23. Lendl beats McEnroe in 4 sets to gain Molson Challenge title in Toronto
24. Lendl overpowered Gerulaitis in the final of Mazda Super Challenge indoor round robin tournament in Melbourne
25. Lendl win title at inaugural European Champions Championship in Antwerp
26. Lendl defeats Connors, title defender, in 4 sets to win invitational event in Rosemont, Illinois
27. Lendl win first prize of 0,000 defeating easily Noah in Toronto
28. Gomez beaten by Lendl at Hamlet Challenge Cup in Jericho
29. ITF World of Tennis 1985, Miscellaneous Tournaments and Special Events, page 285
30. Lendl defeats Connors in postponed final at Executone Hamlet Challenge Cup in Jericho
31. Lendl beats McEnroe in Antwerp, earned 0,000 and took home Gold Racquet valued at 0,000 for winning this event 3 times in 5 years
32. A powerful serve carried Lendl to victory over Connors in the final of AT&T Challenge of Champions, Atlanta
33. Lendl dominates McEnroe to win final at Norstar Bank Hamlet Challenge Cup in Jericho
34. Lendl beats Arias in the final of Head Classic in Stowe, Vt.
35. ITF World of Tennis 1988, Miscellaneous Tournaments and Special Events, page 283
36. Lendl overcomes Edberg to gain title at AT&T Challenge of Champions round robin event in Atlanta
37. Lendl tested in the final of Norstar Bank Hamlet Challenge Cup by Pernfors but prevails as usual
38. Lendl wins Stuttgart Classic invitation tournament beating Mecir in five sets
39. Lendl defeated Mecir to win European Community Championship at Antwerp for fifth time
40. Lendl defeats Chang to win Hong Kong Marlboro Championships
41. Lendl defeats Wheaton to win Hong Kong Marlboro Championships for 2nd consecutive year
42. McEnroe toppled by Lendl in Suntory Cup
43. Lendl captured first prize of 0,000 in Tokyo Suntory Cup beating McEnroe
44. McEnroe losing to Lendl again in the final match of the Meadowlands Challenge, a two-day exhibition
45. Lendl tops McEnroe in Barcelona exhibition final
46. Lendl wins The Stakes Match and 3,200 at West Palm Beach
47. Lendl won a clay-court exhibition in Marseille over the weekend, beating Wilander and Agassi in straight sets
48. Wilander beats Lendl in Canberra
★ 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.
External links
★
★ International Tennis Hall of Fame Profile
★ Lendl's biography on ITFtennis.com
★ Davis Cup record
★ Father of Modern Tennis
★ Ivan Lendl: Underappreciated Innovator
YouTube / Google Video links
★ Pespectives with Ivan Lendl - June 2007 - Pespectives with Ivan Lendl - July 2007
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