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Brad Gilbert v Ivan Lendl: stats compared | Lineball
Lendl wins on titles. Gilbert’s case rests on break points converted %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Gilbert 792 matches, Lendl 1,284 matches.
Lendl has 93 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Gilbert’s 21 titles (one every 25 matches).
Lendl averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Gilbert’s 1.0.
Lendl averages 2.0 sets won a match to Gilbert’s 1.5 (27% more).
Winners’ edge: Lendl’s team won 82%, Gilbert’s team won 64% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Lendl has 1,284 matches across 17 seasons, Gilbert 792 in 15 — 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.
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.
0.021 total · best 1Titlesper game0.193 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
56.3First serve in %56.1
72.3First-serve points won %75.9
59.8Break points saved %59.7
39.7Return points won %40.1
5.41,200 total · best 29
Head to head
016 matches since 198216
Carpet · 8 matchesGilbert 0Lendl 8
Hard · 6 matchesGilbert 0Lendl 6
Clay · 2 matchesGilbert 0Lendl 2
Grand Slams · 1 matchGilbert 0Lendl 1
Finals · 2 matchesGilbert 0Lendl 2
Last meetings
11 Feb 1991 · Philadelphia · Semifinal · CarpetLendl won 6-4 3-6 6-4
1 May 1989 · Forest Hills · Quarterfinal · ClayLendl won 6-0 6-1
2 Dec 1987 · Masters · Semifinal · CarpetLendl won 6-2 6-4
2 Dec 1987 · Masters · Round robin · CarpetLendl won 6-2 6-2
27 July 1987 · Washington · Final · HardLendl won 6-1 6-0
23 Feb 1987 · Key Biscayne · Round of 16 · HardLendl won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Acesper game
6.71,666 total · best 28
13.010,257 total · best 34Games wonper game14.418,491 total · best 36
45.3Break points converted %41.9
60.4Sets won %75.5
53.6Games won %59.6
0.142 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1145 total · best 1
1.51,216 total · best 3Sets wonper game2.02,516 total · best 3
1.0799 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.6815 total · best 3
11.28,865 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better9.812,517 total · best 32
0.3251 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.3399 total · best 4
6-2 6-2 6-4
26 Aug 1986 · US Open · Round of 16 · HardLendl won 7-5 6-1 6-2
4 Aug 1986 · Stratton Mountain · Quarterfinal · HardLendl won 6-2 3-6 6-2
27 Jan 1986 · Philadelphia · Semifinal · CarpetLendl won 7-5 4-6 6-2
9 Sept 1985 · Stuttgart Outdoor · Final · ClayLendl won 6-4 6-0