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Ramesh Krishnan v Ivan Lendl: stats compared | Lineball
Lendl wins on titles. Krishnan’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Krishnan 566 matches, Lendl 1,284 matches.
Lendl has 93 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Krishnan’s 8 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Krishnan has the better first serve in %: 69 to Lendl’s 56.1.
Lendl has the better first-serve points won %: 75.9 to Krishnan’s 61.7.
Winners’ edge: Lendl’s team won 82%, Krishnan’s team won 53% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Lendl has 1,284 matches across 17 seasons, Krishnan 566 in 18 — 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.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.08 total · best 1Titlesper game0.193 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
69.0First serve in %56.1
61.7First-serve points won %75.9
51.3Break points saved %59.7
40.8Return points won %40.1
0.625 total · best 5
Head to head
010 matches since 198210
Hard · 4 matchesKrishnan 0Lendl 4
Clay · 4 matchesKrishnan 0Lendl 4
Carpet · 2 matchesKrishnan 0Lendl 2
Grand Slams · 2 matchesKrishnan 0Lendl 2
Last meetings
8 Apr 1991 · Tokyo Outdoor · Round of 32 · HardLendl won 6-3 6-2
12 Oct 1987 · Sydney Indoor · Quarterfinal · HardLendl won 6-2 6-3
20 May 1985 · World Team Cup · Round robin · ClayLendl won 6-2 6-4
15 Oct 1984 · Tokyo Indoor · Semifinal · CarpetLendl won 6-2 6-4
6 May 1984 · Forest Hills WCT · Round of 16 · ClayLendl won 6-2 3-6 6-1
19 Sept 1983 · San Francisco · Semifinal · CarpetLendl won 6-0 6-1
4 Apr 1983 · Houston-WCT · Round of 16 · ClayLendl won 6-0 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Acesper game
6.71,666 total · best 28
12.57,065 total · best 28Games wonper game14.418,491 total · best 36
40.1Break points converted %41.9
52.1Sets won %75.5
51.0Games won %59.6
0.012 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1145 total · best 1
1.3758 total · best 3Sets wonper game2.02,516 total · best 3
1.2697 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.6815 total · best 3
12.06,789 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better9.812,517 total · best 32
0.3165 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.3399 total · best 4
31 Aug 1982 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardLendl won 6-4 7-6 6-1
16 Aug 1982 · Cincinnati · Round of 32 · HardLendl won 6-4 6-2
24 May 1982 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClayLendl won 6-2 6-1 6-0