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Ivan Lendl ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈɪvan ˈlɛndl̩]; born March 7, 1960) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. [3]
Ivan Lendl (born March 7, 1960, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]) is a Czech-born American former tennis player who was one of the sport’s most successful professionals during the 1980s and early ’90s.
Singles: 9 finals (5 titles, 4 runner-ups) Note: Lendl formerly held the record for the most final appearances at 9, until Federer broke it with his 10th final appearance in 2015. Roger Federer broke a tie with Lendl and Pete Sampras by claiming his sixth year-ending championship on November 27, 2011. Result. W–L.
Lendl won the first of his eight major singles titles in 1984 when he defeated John McEnroe at tightly contested French Open, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5. Lendl not only rallied from 2-0 sets down, but he trailed 4-2 in the third set before roaring back.
Official tennis player profile of Ivan Lendl on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
Ivan Lendl is a retired Czech-American professional tennis player. Lendl is often called the father of the modern power baseline game, and he was immensely successful as both player and...
May 26, 2021 · Lendl lost six of his first seven Grand Slam finals, McEnroe looked down on him but then things changed and how.
Jul 13, 2018 · Ivan Lendl made it both here and everywhere in his brilliant Hall of Fame (Class of 2001) career of eight Grand Slam crowns and four year-ending world No. 1 rankings. For eight consecutive years, from 1982-89, if you saw a US Open final, you were watching Lendl.
Lendl's Flushing Meadow time has been spectacular: Appearing in eight successive finals (from 1982), he equalled the record of Big Bill Tilden (1918-25). His loss of the 1988 final to Wilander halted a 27-match winning streak in the U.S. championship, second only to Tilden's string of 42 between 1920 and the quarters of 1926.
May 28, 2020 · Ivan Lendl first became No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings on 28 February 1983, the year he won seven titles, for a total of 11 weeks until 15 May that year. At a time when the Czech turned-American jockeyed Jimmy Connors and, predominantly, John McEnroe for the top spot, Lendl was No. 1 on eight occasions, including for 157 straight weeks between 9 ...
