The Connors-Lendl rivalry was a tennis rivalry played between American Jimmy Connors and Czech-American Ivan Lendl, who met 35 times. Connors, who is 7 and a half years older than Lendl, won the first 8 matches, while Lendl won the last 17 and ended up leading the rivalry 22-13.
Lendl and Connors were both world number ones and both Grand Slam winners with each of them winning eight slam titles. At the Grand Slams they met seven times with Lendl winning the final four meetings with Connors winning the first three, of which the first two were finals. The rivalry between the two and McEnroe has been described as spikey.
The rivalry was first noted in the 1982 US Open final when Connors dared Lendl to drive the ball past him. Connors subsequently won the final in four sets. In the rematch in 1983, Connors was rushed to the locker room late in the second set before coming back out to defeat Lendl once again in four sets. The final match up between the two was also at the US Open, in 1992, Connors for a set and a half pushed Lendl before falling to his 17th defeat in 8 years to Lendl.
Video Connors-Lendl rivalry
Head to head
Official matches (Lendl 22-13 Connors)
- Note: The ABD 1984 Rotterdam final does not officially count as a victory according to the ATP. Lendl was leading 6-0, 1-0, when the final was abandoned due to a bomb scare.
Head-to-head breakdown
- All matches: Lendl 22-13
- All finals: Connors 4-2
- Grand Slam matches: Lendl 4-3
- Grand Slam finals: Connors 2-0
- Masters matches: Lendl 4-1
- WCT Finals matches: tied 1-1
- Clay court matches: tied 2-2
- Grass court matches: Connors 2-0
- Hard court matches: Lendl 14-5
- Indoor carpet matches: Lendl 6-4
Invitational matches (Lendl 8-3 Connors)
Maps Connors-Lendl rivalry
ATP Rankings
Note: Connors was active in 1970-1972, but the ATP Rankings started in 1973.
Year-end ranking timeline
ATP Year-end ranking timeline by age
Age at end of season
See also
- Connors-McEnroe rivalry
- Lendl-McEnroe rivalry
References
External links
- ATP - Connors Lendl Head to Head
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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