The Plot: McEnroe had not lost a match all year and was the prohibitive favourite in this French Open final against Lendl, who was still seeking his first Grand Slam title at the age of 24. On this day in Paris, Lendl staged a remarkable comeback to hand McEnroe a bitter defeat, and proved that he had the caliber of a Grand Slam champion.
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- Feb 19, 2010 Lendl - McEnroe - Us Open 1984 Final. McEnroe 1984 French Open Final Part 1 - Duration. Ivan Lendl vs John McEnroe Final Us open 1985 - Duration.
- 1080P Download Description A documentary set at the final of the 1984 French Open between John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl at a time when McEnroe was the world's top-ranked player.
- Cash, Lendl, McEnroe and Connors were leading characters in perhaps the single greatest day in tennis history when on September 8, 1984, they played two thrilling five-set semifinal matches at the US Open in New York that sandwiched Martina Navratilova’s exciting 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 US Open singles final victory over Chris Evert.
- 1984 - At the French Open, McEnroe blows a two-set lead against Ivan Lendl and loses 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5, in his only singles final at Roland Garros. 1990 - McEnroe is disqualified from the.
This was a tennis rivalry between Czech Ivan Lendl, and American John McEnroe, who met in their careers 36 times between 1980 and 1992.[1][2] They met 37 times in official matches, and over 60 times when invitational tournaments and exhibition events are included. It is one of the most notable tennis rivalries of the open era.[3] Their most memorable match was in Roland Garros in 1984, when Lendl came from two sets down to win the final.[3]
- 1Head-to-head
- 3Other matches
- 4ATP Rankings
Head-to-head[edit]
Legend | Lendl | McEnroe |
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Grand Slam | 7 | 3 |
Masters Grand Prix | 3 | 2 |
WCT Finals | 1 | 2 |
ATP Masters Series | 1 | 0 |
ATP International Series | 8 | 8 |
Davis Cup | 1 | 0 |
Total | 21 | 15 |
Us Open Final Cbs
Official matches[edit]
Lendl–McEnroe: 36 (21–15)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score | Lendl | McEnroe |
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1. | 1980 | Milan Indoor | Carpet | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 | 0 | 1 |
2. | 1980 | US Open | Hard | Quarterfinals | McEnroe | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 | 0 | 2 |
3. | 1981 | Roland Garros | Clay | Quarterfinals | Lendl | 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 | 1 | 2 |
4. | 1981 | Davis Cup | Hard | Quarterfinals | Lendl | 6–4, 14–12, 7–5 | 2 | 2 |
5. | 1981 | Masters Grand Prix | Carpet | Semifinals | Lendl | 6–4, 6–2 | 3 | 2 |
6. | 1982 | WCT Finals | Carpet | Final | Lendl | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | 4 | 2 |
7. | 1982 | Canadian Open | Hard | Semifinals | Lendl | 6–4, 6–4 | 5 | 2 |
8. | 1982 | US Open | Hard | Semifinals | Lendl | 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | 6 | 2 |
9. | 1982 | Masters Grand Prix | Carpet | Final | Lendl | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | 7 | 2 |
10. | 1983 | US Pro Indoor | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 6–3 | 7 | 3 |
11. | 1983 | WCT Finals | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–0) | 7 | 4 |
12. | 1983 | Wimbledon | Grass | Semifinals | McEnroe | 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–4 | 7 | 5 |
13. | 1983 | Pacific Coast Championships | Carpet | Final | Lendl | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | 8 | 5 |
14. | 1983 | Masters Grand Prix | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | 8 | 6 |
15. | 1984 | US Pro Indoor | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | 8 | 7 |
16. | 1984 | Brussels Indoor | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 6–1, 6–3 | 8 | 8 |
17. | 1984 | WCT Tournament of Champions | Clay | Final | McEnroe | 6–4, 6–2 | 8 | 9 |
18. | 1984 | World Team Cup | Clay | Team Final | McEnroe | 6–3, 6–2 | 8 | 10 |
19. | 1984 | Roland Garros | Clay | Final | Lendl | 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5 | 9 | 10 |
20. | 1984 | US Open | Hard | Final | McEnroe | 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 | 9 | 11 |
21. | 1984 | Masters Grand Prix | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 7–5, 6–0, 6–4 | 9 | 12 |
22. | 1985 | WCT Tournament of Champions | Clay | Final | Lendl | 6–3, 6–3 | 10 | 12 |
23. | 1985 | World Team Cup | Clay | Team Final | Lendl | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | 11 | 12 |
24. | 1985 | Volvo International | Hard | Final | McEnroe | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | 11 | 13 |
25. | 1985 | Canadian Open | Hard | Final | McEnroe | 7–5, 6–3 | 11 | 14 |
26. | 1985 | US Open | Hard | Final | Lendl | 7–6(7–1), 6–3, 6–4 | 12 | 14 |
-- | 1987 | Volvo International | Hard | Final | (No Result) | 6–7(3–7), 4–1 Abandoned due to weather | 12 | 14 |
27. | 1987 | US Open | Hard | Quarterfinals | Lendl | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | 13 | 14 |
28. | 1988 | Roland Garros | Clay | Round of 16 | Lendl | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–4 | 14 | 14 |
29. | 1989 | Australian Open | Hard | Quarterfinals | Lendl | 7–6(7–0), 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | 15 | 14 |
30. | 1989 | WCT Finals | Carpet | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–5 | 15 | 15 |
31. | 1989 | Canadian Open | Hard | Final | Lendl | 6–1, 6–3 | 16 | 15 |
32. | 1989 | Masters Grand Prix | Carpet | Round Robin | Lendl | 6–3, 6–3 | 17 | 15 |
33. | 1990 | Toronto Indoor | Carpet | Semifinals | Lendl | 6–3, 6–2 | 18 | 15 |
34. | 1990 | Queen's Club Championships | Grass | Semifinals | Lendl | 6–2, 6–4 | 19 | 15 |
35. | 1991 | ATP Long Island | Hard | Semifinals | Lendl | 6–3, 7–5 | 20 | 15 |
36. | 1992 | Canadian Open | Hard | Quarterfinals | Lendl | 6–2, 6–4 | 21 | 15 |
- Note: WEA indicates a match canceled due to weather.There was no result in this final.
Breakdown of their rivalry[edit]
- All Matches: Lendl 21–15
- All Finals: McEnroe 10–7
- Team Finals: Tied 1–1
- Grand Slam finals: Lendl 2–1
- Grand Slam matches: Lendl 7–3
- Masters matches: Lendl 3–2
- WCT Finals matches: McEnroe 2–1
- Davis Cup matches: Lendl 1–0
- Other tournament matches: Tied 8–8
Other matches[edit]
Invitational matches[edit]
Lendl–McEnroe (16–11)
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No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2. | 1981 | Suntory Cup | Carpet | Semifinals | McEnroe | 7–6, 6–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. | 1981 | Europe vs. Americas | Carpet | Round Robin | McEnroe | 4–6, 7–6, 6–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6. | 1982 | Molson Light Challenge | Carpet | Final | Lendl | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8. | 1982 | Europe vs. Americas | Carpet | Round Robin | Lendl | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. | 1982 | Challenge of Champions | Carpet | Round Robin | McEnroe | 6–3, 6–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12. | 1983 | Rio Tennis Challenge | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 6–3, 6–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14. | 1984 | Suntory Cup | Carpet | Final | Lendl | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16. | 1985 | Suntory Cup | Carpet | Final | Lendl | 6–4, 6–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18. | 1985 | European Community Championship | Carpet | Final | Lendl | 1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20. | 1986 | Forum Tennis Challenge | Carpet | Final | Lendl | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22. | 1986 | Challenge of Champions | Carpet | Semifinals | McEnroe | 6–4, 7–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24. | 1987 | Challenge of Champions | Carpet | Round Robin | Lendl | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26. | 1988 | Michelin Challenge | Carpet | Final | McEnroe | 7–5, 6–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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/Ivan Lendl | 74 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 54 | |
John McEnroe | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 20 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Ten great tennis rivalries'. The Independent. July 8, 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
Ivan Lendl v John McEnroe. Time span: '80–92 (36 matches) Head to head: Lendl 21 McEnroe 15. Grand Slam finals: Three; Lendl won two. Wimbledon: Never met in a final. Away from court, Lendl would shoot his mouth off on any subject, saying he was the best. On court, to Mac's Mr Gobby he played Mr Say Nothing and let his tennis talk.
- ^'Lendl-McEnroe Head to Head Rivalry'. ATP World Tour. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ ab'Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe'. Boston Globe. 2006-08-25. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
They were hardly dining buddies and their 36 meetings (with the Czech winning 21) merely sharpened the animus, with Lendl winning 10 of their final 11 matches. Though they hooked up 10 times in Slams, only three came in finals, two of them at Flushing Meadow. Their most memorable meeting was at Paris in 1984, when Lendl came from two sets down to win.