Ivan Lendl
Tennis Player Profiles
| Country | Czechoslovakia (1978–1992) United States (1992— ) |
| Residence | Goshen, Connecticut, US (1992— ), Bradenton and Vero Beach, Florida, US (2004— )[1] |
| Date of birth | March 7, 1960 (1960-03-07) (age 50) |
| Place of birth | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1978 |
| Retired | December 20, 1994 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $21,262,417
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| Int. Tennis HOF | 2001 (member page) |
| 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) |
| Major tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 187–140 (57.2%) |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 20 (May 12, 1986) |
In the year 1966 Tennis magazine called him as "the game's greatest overachiever".
Ivan Lendl won 222 Grand Slam singles matches in tennis history.
AWARD
The Masters championships were achieved by Lendl five times in 1981-82 and 1985-87.
In 1982, altogether he captured 15 titles out of 23 singles tournaments and in the same year he won all 10 WCT contests.
In 1978, he was ranked the World's top most junior player as Lendl won the boy's singles titles at both the French Open and Wimbledon.
PERSONAL DETAILS
The earlier World's leading professional tennis player Ivan Lendl in the year 1980 was considered as the leading players who continued to remained a leading challenger into the early 1990s.
Career statistics
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Name | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Career SR |
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | F | 4R | SF | NH | SF | SF | W | W | F | QF | 1R | 4R | 2 / 12 |
| French Open | 1R | 4R | 3R | F | 4R | QF | W | F | W | W | QF | 4R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3 / 15 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | SF | SF | 4R | F | F | SF | SF | SF | 3R | 4R | 2R | A | 0 / 14 |
| US Open | A | 2R | QF | 4R | F | F | F | W | W | W | F | F | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 2R | 3 / 16 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Year-End Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | A | F | W | W | F | F | W | W | W | F | SF | SF | SF | A | A | A | 5 / 12 |
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
Records
- These records were attained in Open Era of tennis.
| Grand Slam | Years | Record accomplished | Player tied |
| US Open | 1982-89 | 8 consecutive singles finals | Stands alone |
| 1983 French Open - 1989 US Open | 1983-89 | Most consecutive years with at least 20 match victories in Grand Slams (7) | Stands alone |
| Australian Open | 1989-91 | 3 consecutive singles finals | Mats Wilander |
| Australian Open | 1989-90 | 2 consecutive singles titles | Ken Rosewall, Guillermo Vilas Johan Kriek, Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg, Jim Courier Andre Agassi, Roger Federer |
| French Open | 1984-87 | 4 consecutive singles finals | Björn Borg Rafael Nadal Roger Federer |
| US Open | 1982-89 | 8 finals overall | Pete Sampras |
| French Open, US Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon | 1981-86 | Runner-up in all four Grand Slams | Roger Federer |
