Career 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Ivan Lendl takes it, 7–0 on categories Lendl wins on sets won %. ATP Tour career: Gonzalez 261 matches, Lendl 1,284 matches.
Lendl has the better sets won %: 75.5 to Gonzalez’s 42.3. Lendl averages 2.0 sets won a match to Gonzalez’s 1.1 (87% more). Lendl averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Gonzalez’s 1.4. Winners’ edge: Lendl’s team won 82%, Gonzalez’s team won 40% of the matches they played. Longevity: Lendl has 1,284 matches across 17 seasons, Gonzalez 261 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.1 93 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 8 total · best 1
– First serve in % 56.1
– First-serve points won % 75.9
– Break points saved % 59.7
– Return points won % 40.1
– Acesper game 6.7 1,666 total · best 28
11.7 3,048 total · best 29
Head to head 1 4 matches since 1980 3
Carpet · 3 matches Gonzalez 0 Lendl 3 Hard · 1 match Gonzalez 1 Lendl 0 Last meetings 13 Aug 1984 · Montreal / Toronto · Round of 32 · Hard Gonzalez won 7-6 6-4 24 Oct 1983 · Tokyo Indoor · Round of 16 · Carpet Lendl won 6-1 6-3 20 Sept 1982 · Los Angeles-2 WCT · Round of 16 · Carpet Lendl won 7-5 6-3 27 Oct 1980 · Tokyo Indoor · Round of 32 · Carpet Lendl won 6-3 7-6 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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