Lendl–Wilander rivalry
# Lendl–Wilander rivalry

The Lendl–Wilander rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander. They met 22 times between 1982 and 1994, and Lendl leads their head-to-head 15–7.

The rivalry, with 5 Grand Slam finals contested, is tied for fourth most of any rivalry in the Tour. At the time of Wilander's 1988 US Open triumph, their 5 Major finals were the most between any two players.

## Head-to-head

| Legend | Lendl | Wilander |
| - | - | - |
| Grand Slam | 5 | 4 |
| Masters Grand Prix | 2 | 0 |
| ATP International Series | 8 | 2 |
| Davis Cup | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 7 |

### Singles (22)

Lendl 15 – Wilander 7

| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score | Lendl | Wilander |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | 1982 | French Open | Clay | Last 16 | Wilander | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2. | 1982 | US Open | Hard | Last 16 | Lendl | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. | 1982 | Barcelona Open | Clay | Quarterfinals | Wilander | 7–6, 6–1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. | 1983 | Brussels Indoor | Carpet | Semifinals | Lendl | 7–6, 7–6 | 2 | 2 |
| 5. | 1983 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | Semifinals | Wilander | 6–0, 6–3 | 2 | 3 |
| 6. | 1983 | US Open | Hard | Quarterfinals | Lendl | 6–4, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ | 3 | 3 |
| 7. | 1983 | Australian Open | Grass | Final | Wilander | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 | 3 | 4 |
| 8. | 1984 | World Team Cup | Clay | Round Robin | Lendl | 7–6, 7–5 | 4 | 4 |
| 9. | 1984 | French Open | Clay | Semifinals | Lendl | 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 | 5 | 4 |
| 10. | 1984 | Davis Cup | Clay | Semifinals | Wilander | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | 5 | 5 |
| 11. | 1985 | Monte Carlo Open | Clay | Final | Lendl | 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | 6 | 5 |
| 12. | 1985 | World Team Cup | Clay | Round Robin | Lendl | 6–4, 6–3 | 7 | 5 |
| 13. | 1985 | French Open | Clay | Final | Wilander | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | 7 | 6 |
| 14. | 1985 | Tokyo Indoor | Carpet | Final | Lendl | 6–0, 6–4 | 8 | 6 |
| 15. | 1986 | Miami Open | Hard | Final | Lendl | 3–6, 6–1, $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–4 | 9 | 6 |
| 16. | 1986 | Masters Grand Prix | Carpet | Semifinals | Lendl | 6–4, 6–2 | 10 | 6 |
| 17. | 1987 | French Open | Clay | Final | Lendl | 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, $7–6^{(7–3)}$ | 11 | 6 |
| 18. | 1987 | US Open | Hard | Final | Lendl | $6–7^{(7–9)},$ 6–0, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–4 | 12 | 6 |
| 19. | 1987 | Masters Grand Prix | Carpet | Final | Lendl | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | 13 | 6 |
| 20. | 1988 | US Open | Hard | Final | Wilander | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | 13 | 7 |
| 21. | 1994 | Sydney International | Hard | Last 32 | Lendl | 6–2, 6–1 | 14 | 7 |
| 22. | 1994 | Delray Beach Open | Clay | Last 16 | Lendl | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 | 15 | 7 |

## Breakdown of their rivalry

* All matches: (22) Lendl 15–7
* All finals: Lendl 6–3
   * Carpet courts: Lendl 4–0
   * Clay courts: Lendl 6–4
   * Grass courts: Wilander 1–0
   * Hard courts: Lendl 5–2
   * Davis Cup matches: Wilander 1–0
   * Grand Slam finals: Wilander 3–2
   * Grand Slam matches: Lendl 5–4
   * Year-End Championships finals: Lendl 1–0
   * Year-End Championships matches: Lendl 2–0
