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Ivan Lendl v Mats Wilander: stats compared | Lineball
Lendl wins on titles. Wilander’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Lendl 1,284 matches, Wilander 741 matches.
Lendl has 93 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Wilander’s 34 titles (one every 16.7 matches).
Lendl averages 6.7 aces a match to Wilander’s 2.8 — 2.4 times as many.
Wilander has the better first serve in %: 65.5 to Lendl’s 56.1.
Winners’ edge: Lendl’s team won 82%, Wilander’s team won 72% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Lendl has 1,284 matches across 17 seasons, Wilander 741 in 16 — 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.
0.193 total · best 1Titlesper game0.134 total · best 1
0.08 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
56.1First serve in %65.5
75.9First-serve points won %66.3
59.7Break points saved %56.3
40.1Return points won %38.8
Head to head
1521 matches since 19826
Clay · 9 matchesLendl 6Wilander 3
Hard · 7 matchesLendl 5Wilander 2
Carpet · 4 matchesLendl 4Wilander 0
Grass · 1 matchLendl 0Wilander 1
Grand Slams · 9 matchesLendl 5Wilander 4
Finals · 9 matchesLendl 6Wilander 3
Last meetings
9 May 1994 · Coral Springs · Round of 16 · ClayLendl won 6-3 4-6 7-5
10 Jan 1994 · Sydney Outdoor · Round of 32 · HardLendl won 6-2 6-1
29 Aug 1988 · US Open · Final · HardWilander won 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4
2 Dec 1987 · Masters · Final · CarpetLendl won 6-2 6-2 6-3
1 Sept 1987 · US Open · Final · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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6.7
1,666 total · best 28
Acesper game
2.8344 total · best 12
14.418,491 total · best 36Games wonper game13.910,300 total · best 29
41.9Break points converted %43.2
75.5Sets won %66.8
59.6Games won %56.1
0.1145 total · best 1Finalsper game0.160 total · best 1
2.02,516 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.81,306 total · best 3
0.6815 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.9649 total · best 3
9.812,517 total · best 32Games lostper game · lower is better10.98,070 total · best 33
0.3399 total · best 4Tiebreaksper game0.3211 total · best 3
Lendl won 6-7 6-0 7-6 6-4
25 May 1987 · Roland Garros · Final · ClayLendl won 7-5 6-2 3-6 7-6
1 Dec 1986 · Masters · Semifinal · CarpetLendl won 6-4 6-2
10 Feb 1986 · Boca West · Final · HardLendl won 3-6 6-1 7-6 6-4
21 Oct 1985 · Tokyo Indoor · Final · CarpetLendl won 6-0 6-4
27 May 1985 · Roland Garros · Final · ClayWilander won 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2