Wilander v Lendl
ATP Tour career
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Ivan Lendl takes it, 12–2 on categories
Lendl wins on titles. Wilander’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Wilander 741 matches, Lendl 1,284 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.
- 0.134 total · best 1Titlesper game0.193 total · best 1
- 0.07 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
- 65.5First serve in %56.1
- 66.3First-serve points won %75.9
- 56.3Break points saved %59.7
- 38.8Return points won %40.1
Head to head
621 matches
since 198215
since 198215
- Clay · 9 matchesWilander 3Lendl 6
- Hard · 7 matchesWilander 2Lendl 5
- Carpet · 4 matchesWilander 0Lendl 4
- Grass · 1 matchWilander 1Lendl 0
- Grand Slams · 9 matchesWilander 4Lendl 5
- Finals · 9 matchesWilander 3Lendl 6
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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