Career 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 Ivan Lendl takes it, 13–1 on categories Lendl wins on titles. Curren’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Curren 580 matches, Lendl 1,284 matches.
Lendl has 93 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Curren’s 6 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Lendl averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Curren’s 1.1. Lendl has the better first serve in %: 56.1 to Curren’s 49.3. Winners’ edge: Lendl’s team won 82%, Curren’s team won 59% of the matches they played. Longevity: Lendl has 1,284 matches across 17 seasons, Curren 580 in 16 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, aces): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 6 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 93 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 8 total · best 1
49.3 First serve in % 56.1
75.7 First-serve points won % 75.9
56.9 Break points saved % 59.7
35.9 Return points won % 40.1
7.3 501 total · best 22
Head to head 2 11 matches since 1980 9
Carpet · 6 matches Curren 0 Lendl 6 Hard · 4 matches Curren 1 Lendl 3 Grass · 1 match Curren 1 Lendl 0 Grand Slams · 1 match Curren 1 Lendl 0 Finals · 3 matches Curren 0 Lendl 3 Last meetings 29 Oct 1990 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 32 · Carpet Lendl won 6-3 6-4 12 Feb 1990 · Toronto Indoor · Quarterfinal · Carpet Lendl won 6-7 7-6 6-3 20 Mar 1989 · Key Biscayne · Semifinal · Hard Lendl won 6-2 6-2 6-3 8 Aug 1988 · Montreal / Toronto · Final · Hard Lendl won 7-6 6-2 11 Aug 1986 · Montreal / Toronto · Round of 16 · Hard Curren won 7-6 7-6 26 Nov 1984 · Australian Open · Round of 16 · Grass Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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