Career 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1980 1979 1978 Ivan Lendl takes it, 8–0 on categories Lendl wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Dowdeswell 302 matches, Lendl 1,284 matches.
Lendl has 93 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Dowdeswell’s 1 title (one every 50 matches). Lendl has the better sets won %: 75.5 to Dowdeswell’s 42.1. Lendl averages 2.0 sets won a match to Dowdeswell’s 1.0 (88% more). Winners’ edge: Lendl’s team won 82%, Dowdeswell’s team won 41% of the matches they played. Longevity: Lendl has 1,284 matches across 17 seasons, Dowdeswell 302 in 13 — 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 1 total · best 1 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
Head to head 1 4 matches since 1978 3
Hard · 2 matches Dowdeswell 0 Lendl 2 Carpet · 1 match Dowdeswell 0 Lendl 1 Clay · 1 match Dowdeswell 1 Lendl 0 Last meetings 5 Nov 1984 · Wembley · Round of 32 · Carpet Lendl won 6-0 6-4 11 Aug 1980 · Montreal / Toronto · Round of 64 · Hard Lendl won 6-3 6-1 13 Aug 1979 · Montreal / Toronto · Round of 32 · Hard Lendl won 7-6 6-1 2 Oct 1978 · Madrid · Round of 64 · Clay Dowdeswell won 4-6 7-5 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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