Lendl–Wilander rivalry

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

This rivalry, which featured 5 Grand Slam finals, is tied for the 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 contested between any two players.

Head-to-head

LegendLendlWilander Grand Slam54 Masters Grand Prix20 ATP International Series82 Davis Cup01 Total157 Singles (22) Lendl 15 – Wilander 7

No. YearTournament Surface Round WinnerScoreLendl 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 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 List of tennis rivalries

References

External links ATP Lendl–Wilander head-to-head