Lendl–Wilander rivalry

The Lendl–Wilander rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander. They met 22 times between 1982 and 1994, and Lendl leads their head-to-head 15–7.

The rivalry, with 5 Grand Slam finals contested, is tied for fourth most of any rivalry in the Tour. At the time of Wilander's 1988 US Open triumph, their 5 Major finals were the most between any two players.

Head-to-head

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Legend Lendl Wilander
Grand Slam 5 4
Masters Grand Prix 2 0
ATP International Series 8 2
Davis Cup 0 1
Total 15 7

Singles (22)

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Lendl 15 – Wilander 7

No. Year Tournament Surface Round Winner Score Lendl Wilander
1. 1982 French Open Clay Last 16 Wilander 4–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 0 1
2. 1982 US Open Hard Last 16 Lendl 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 1 1
3. 1982 Barcelona Open Clay Quarterfinals Wilander 7–6, 6–1 1 2
4. 1983 Brussels Indoor Carpet Semifinals Lendl 7–6, 7–6 2 2
5. 1983 Cincinnati Open Hard Semifinals Wilander 6–0, 6–3 2 3
6. 1983 US Open Hard Quarterfinals Lendl 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 3 3
7. 1983 Australian Open Grass Final Wilander 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 3 4
8. 1984 World Team Cup Clay Round Robin Lendl 7–6, 7–5 4 4
9. 1984 French Open Clay Semifinals Lendl 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 5 4
10. 1984 Davis Cup Clay Semifinals Wilander 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 5 5
11. 1985 Monte Carlo Open Clay Final Lendl 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 6 5
12. 1985 World Team Cup Clay Round Robin Lendl 6–4, 6–3 7 5
13. 1985 French Open Clay Final Wilander 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 7 6
14. 1985 Tokyo Indoor Carpet Final Lendl 6–0, 6–4 8 6
15. 1986 Miami Open Hard Final Lendl 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 9 6
16. 1986 Masters Grand Prix Carpet Semifinals Lendl 6–4, 6–2 10 6
17. 1987 French Open Clay Final Lendl 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) 11 6
18. 1987 US Open Hard Final Lendl 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 12 6
19. 1987 Masters Grand Prix Carpet Final Lendl 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 13 6
20. 1988 US Open Hard Final Wilander 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 13 7
21. 1994 Sydney International Hard Last 32 Lendl 6–2, 6–1 14 7
22. 1994 Delray Beach Open Clay Last 16 Lendl 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 15 7

Breakdown of their rivalry

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  • All matches: (22) Lendl 15–7
  • All finals: Lendl 6–3
    • Carpet courts: Lendl 4–0
    • Clay courts: Lendl 6–4
    • Grass courts: Wilander 1–0
    • Hard courts: Lendl 5–2
    • Davis Cup matches: Wilander 1–0
    • Grand Slam finals: Wilander 3–2
    • Grand Slam matches: Lendl 5–4
    • Year-End Championships finals: Lendl 1–0
    • Year-End Championships matches: Lendl 2–0

See also

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References

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