Career 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 Too close to call — 9–5 on categories Lendl wins on titles. Becker’s case rests on aces. ATP Tour career: Lendl 1,284 matches, Becker 886 matches.
Lendl has 93 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Becker’s 50 titles (one every 16.7 matches). Becker averages 9.3 aces a match to Lendl’s 6.7 (38% more). Lendl averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Becker’s 0.8. Winners’ edge: Lendl’s team won 82%, Becker’s team won 76% of the matches they played. Longevity: Lendl has 1,284 matches across 17 seasons, Becker 886 in 17 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
0.1 93 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 50 total · best 1
0.0 8 total · best 1 Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 6 total · best 1
56.1 First serve in % 57.3
75.9 First-serve points won % 79.2
59.7 Break points saved % 62.3
40.1 Return points won % 38.3
Head to head 11 21 matches since 1985 10
Carpet · 11 matches Lendl 7 Becker 4 Hard · 5 matches Lendl 2 Becker 3 Grass · 4 matches Lendl 1 Becker 3 Clay · 1 match Lendl 1 Becker 0 Grand Slams · 6 matches Lendl 1 Becker 5 Finals · 13 matches Lendl 6 Becker 7 Last meetings 11 Oct 1993 · Tokyo Indoor · Quarterfinal · Carpet Lendl won 6-3 1-6 7-6(2) 31 Aug 1992 · US Open · Round of 16 · Hard Lendl won 6-7(4) 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 14 Jan 1991 · Australian Open · Final · Hard Becker won 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 12 Nov 1990 · ATP Tour World Championship · Round robin · Carpet Becker won 1-6 7-6 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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