Lendl–Wilander rivalry
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The tennis players Ivan Lendl
(Czechoslovakia
, 1978–1992/United States
, 1992–1994) and Mats Wilander
(Sweden
) met 22 times during their careers. Lendl leads their overall head-to-head series 15–7.
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis...
(Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, 1978–1992/United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 1992–1994) and Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title...
(Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) met 22 times during their careers. Lendl leads their overall head-to-head series 15–7.
Lendl 15–7 Wilander
| Year | |Tournament | |Surface | |Round | |Winner | |Score | I. L. | M. W. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | French Open | Clay | R16 | Wilander | 4-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | US Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
Hard | R16 | Lendl | 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | Barcelona | Clay | QF | Wilander | 7-6, 6-1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1983 | Brussels | Carpet | SF | Lendl | 7-6, 7-6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | Cincinnati Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
Hard | SF | Wilander | 6-0, 6-3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1983 | US Open | Hard | QF | Lendl | 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 | 3 | 3 |
| 1983 | Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
Grass | F | Wilander | 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 | 3 | 4 |
| 1984 | World Team Cup World Team Cup The World Team Cup is the international team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals . The tournament has been contested annually since 1978 and is generally considered to be second most prestigious men's team competition in tennis after the Davis Cup.Every year, the eight nations... |
Clay | RR | Lendl | 7-6, 7-5 | 4 | 4 |
| 1984 | French Open | Clay | SF | Lendl | 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 | 5 | 4 |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia v Sweden | Clay | SF | Wilander | 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 | 5 | 5 |
| 1985 | Monte Carlo | Clay | F | Lendl | 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 | 6 | 5 |
| 1985 | World Team Cup | Clay | RR | Lendl | 6-4, 6-3 | 7 | 5 |
| 1985 | French Open | Clay | F | Wilander | 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 | 7 | 6 |
| 1985 | Tokyo | Carpet | F | Lendl | 6-0, 6-4 | 8 | 6 |
| 1986 | Boca West | Hard | F | Lendl | 3-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 | 9 | 6 |
| 1986 | New York City | Carpet | SF | Lendl | 6-4, 6-2 | 10 | 6 |
| 1987 | French Open | Clay | F | Lendl | 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 | 11 | 6 |
| 1987 | US Open | Hard | F | Lendl | 6-7, 6-0, 7-6, 6-4 | 12 | 6 |
| 1987 | New York City | Carpet | F | Lendl | 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 | 13 | 6 |
| 1988 | US Open | Hard | F | Wilander | 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 | 13 | 7 |
| 1994 | Sydney | Hard | R32 | Lendl | 6-2, 6-1 | 14 | 7 |
| 1994 | Coral Springs | Clay | R16 | Lendl | 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 | 15 | 7 |