Edberg–Lendl rivalry

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 2601:282:304:2f80:b463:4728:56df:5b3b (talk) at 02:32, 12 February 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The tennis players Stefan Edberg (Sweden) and Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia, 1978–92/United States, 1992–94) met 27 times during their careers. Edberg leads the series 14–13. In an interview with the ATP in 2008 Edberg reflected on his classic rivalries.[1]

Stefan Edberg
Ivan Lendl

Head to head

Edberg—Lendl (14–13)

Year Tournament Surface Round Winner Score
1984 Rotterdam Carpet SF Ivan Lendl 6–3 2–6 7–6(4)
1985 Delray Beach Hard R16 Stefan Edberg 6–4 7–6(4)
1985 Dallas Carpet QF Ivan Lendl 3–6 7–6(8) 3–6 6–1 6–2
1985 Australian Open Grass SF Stefan Edberg 6–7(3) 7–5 6–1 4–6 9–7
1986 US Open Hard SF Ivan Lendl 7–6(6) 6–2 6–3
1986 Tokyo Carpet SF Stefan Edberg 7–5 6–1
1986 New York City Carpet RR Ivan Lendl 6–3 6–4
1987 Wimbledon Grass SF Ivan Lendl 3–6 6–4 7–6(8) 6–4
1987 Montreal Hard F Ivan Lendl 6–4 7–6(2)
1987 Tokyo Carpet F Stefan Edberg 6–7(4) 6–4 6–4
1988 New York City Carpet SF Ivan Lendl 6–3 7–6(4)
1989 Scottsdale Hard F Ivan Lendl 6–2 6–3
1989 Tokyo Hard F Stefan Edberg 6–3 2–6 6–4
1989 Stockholm Carpet SF Ivan Lendl 6–0 2–6 6–3
1989 New York City Carpet SF Stefan Edberg 7–6(5) 7–5
1990 Australian Open Hardcourt F Ivan Lendl 4–6 7–6(3) 5–2, retired
1990 Wimbledon Grass SF Stefan Edberg 6–1 7–6(2) 6–3
1990 Sydney Hard (i) SF Stefan Edberg 3–6 7–6(4) 6–3
1990 Tokyo Carpet SF Ivan Lendl 7–5 6–3
1990 Frankfurt Carpet SF Stefan Edberg 6–4 6–2
1991 Australian Open Hard SF Ivan Lendl 6–4 5–7 3–6 7–6(3) 6–4
1991 Tokyo Hard F Stefan Edberg 6–1 7–5 6–0
1991 Long Island Hard F Ivan Lendl 6–3 6–2
1991 US Open Hard SF Stefan Edberg 6–3 6–3 6–4
1992 Australian Open Hard QF Stefan Edberg 4–6 7–5 6–1 6–7(5) 6–1
1992 New Haven Hard SF Stefan Edberg 7–6(2) 4–6 6–3
1992 US Open Hard QF Stefan Edberg 6–3 6–3 3–6 5–7 7–6(3)
Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP International Series

Head-to-head breakdown

  • All matches: Edberg 14–13
  • All finals: Lendl 4–3
  • Grand Slam matches: Edberg 5–4
  • Grand Slam finals: Lendl 1–0
  • Non-Grand Slam finals: Tied 3–3
  • Tennis Masters Cup matches: Tied 2–2
  • Five-set matches: Edberg 3–2

References

External links