Ivan Lendl
Lendl in Miami, 2012
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| Country (sports) |
 Czechoslovakia (1960–1992) United States (1992–)
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| Residence |
Goshen, Connecticut, US Vero Beach, Florida, US |
| Born |
March 7, 1960 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1978 |
| Retired | 1994 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 21,262,417 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2001 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1068–242 (81.5%) |
| Career titles | 94 (2nd in the Open era) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (February 28, 1983) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1989, 1990) |
| French Open | W (1984, 1986, 1987) |
| Wimbledon | F (1986, 1987) |
| US Open | W (1985, 1986, 1987) |
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| Tour Finals | W (1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987) |
| Grand Slam Cup | SF (1991) |
| WCT Finals | W (1982, 1985) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 187–140 (57.2%) |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 20 (May 12, 1986) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1980) |
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| Coaching achievements | |
| Coachee Singles Titles total | 4 |
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List of notable tournaments (with champion) |
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Wimbledon 2013, 2016 (Murray)
US Open 2012 (Murray)
Olympic Gold Medal 2012, 2016 (Murray)
Ivan Lendl (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɪvan ˈlɛndl̩]; born March 7, 1960) is a former world No. 1 professional tennis player and is currently coaching current world number 1 Andy Murray, alongside Jamie Delgado. 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, Rafael Nadal in 2014 and Novak Djokovic in 2016. 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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