Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɪvan ˈlɛndl̩]; born March 7, 1960) is a former world no.1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, he became a United States citizen in 1992. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He has been described as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Lendl's game relied particularly on strength and heavy topspin from the baseline and helped usher in the modern era of "power tennis".

Lendl captured eight Grand Slam singles titles. He competed in 19 Grand Slam singles finals, a record surpassed by Roger Federer in 2009 and Rafael Nadal in 2014. He reached at least one Grand Slam final for 11 consecutive years, a record shared with Pete Sampras, with the male primacy of eight consecutive finals in a Grand Slam tournament (a record shared with Bill Tilden at the US Open). Before the formation of the ATP, Lendl reached a record 12 year-end championships (equalled by John McEnroe). He won two WCT Finals titles and five Masters Grand Prix titles, with the record of nine consecutive finals. He also won a record 22 Grand Prix Super Series titles (1980–89), the precursors to the current ATP Masters 1000.

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Federer, Nadal and Djokovic versus the dirt rats at the French Open

The National 22 Mar 2025
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – this order sounds right – have come together to create an immense era in the game ... There you would have Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, or Mats Wilander winning slam tournaments ... ....
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Ivan Lendl brings old tennis foe to town, wins pickleball tournament at Pictona

The Daytona Beach News Journal 21 Mar 2025
Tennis legend Ivan Lendl continues his winning ways on the pickleball court, and this time he partnered with a former tennis opponent to sweep the competition ... Lendl and Pernfors both live in Vero Beach.
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Is Jack Draper the next Andy Murray? Former British No 1 GREG RUSEDSKI compares the ...

The Daily Mail 19 Mar 2025
Serve. Draper 9 Murray 8. I would always prefer Draper’s serve over Murray’s ... (The Brit pictured serving in the men's final at Indian Wells) ... When Ivan Lendl came in and Andy started winning Grand Slams, he was willing to be more positive on that side ... .
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Tennishead 13 Mar 2025
Since then, the game has grown massively in popularity ... Dunlop Maxply Fort ... After playing Agassi in the 1988 US Open Semi-Finals, referring to the racket, Ivan Lendl quipped “I wanted that forehand … I couldn’t pull off the feathered blonde ‘do” ... .
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The Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham is Jonbon's big chance to ditch Jimmy White ...

The Daily Mail 11 Mar 2025
Keep that in mind for day two ... The thing he lacks on his c.v ... I’d liken him to these athletes — Steven Gerrard, who never won a Premier League; Ivan Lendl, who couldn’t break through at Wimbledon despite winning so many other Grand Slams ... .
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Today in History: March 7, ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma for civil rights movement

Lima Ohio 07 Mar 2025
Today is Friday, March 7, the 66th day of 2025. There are 299 days left in the year ... Also on this date.. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a U.S. patent for his telephone ... In 1975, the U.S ... In 1994, the U.S ... Tennis Hall of Famer Ivan Lendl is 65 ... .
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Today in History: ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma for civil rights movement

Chicago Tribune 07 Mar 2025
Today is Friday, March 7, the 66th day of 2025. There are 299 days left in the year. Today in history. ... Also on this date.. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a U.S. patent for his telephone ... In 1975, the U.S ... Tennis Hall of Famer Ivan Lendl is 65 ... .
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Celebrities from CT: Can you name them all? These famous faces grew up in Connecticut

The Bulletin 05 Mar 2025
There are plenty of famous people with ties to the state — the likes of Richard Gere and Ivan Lendl have previously owned real estate here, while Meryl Streep and her former husband have owned an estate in Salisbury for decades ...
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