IvanLendl.net
Official Site of the 8-time Grand Slam Champion
Tennis Career
Ranked as the world's top player 1985-87 and 1989, held ranking for a total of 270 weeks
Captured 8 Grand Slam titles
Competed in a total of 19 Grand Slam singles final
(a record for a male player)
Won the tour's year-end Masters championships 5 times
2005: Inducted into the US Open "Open Era" Court of Champions
2001: Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI
1994: Retired from the professional tour with 94 career singles titles and 6 doubles titles
1991: Runner-up by Boris Becker in the final of the Austrailian Open
1990: Defended Austrailian Open title by defeating Stefan Edberg
1989: Captured first Australian Open title with a straight sets final victory over Miloslav Mercir, runner-up to Boris Becker in the US Open final, claimed 10 titles out of 17 tournaments
1988: Runner-up to Mats Wilander in the final of the US Open
1987: Defended US Open title and French Open title by defeating Mats Wilander, defeated by Pat Cash in the Wimbledon final, won the tour's year-end Masters championships, named Player of the Year
1986: Defended US Open title by defeating Miloslav Mercir, captured French Open title by defeating Mikael Perfors, defeated by Boris Becker in the Wimbledon final, won the tour's year-end Masters championships, named Player of the Year
1985: Captured 11 singles crowns in 17 tournament appearances, defeated John McEnroe in a straight sets win at the US Open, lost to Mats Wilander at the Austrailian Open, won the tour's year-end Masters championships, named Player of the Year
1984: Captured first Grand Slam title came at the 1984 French Open by defeating John McEnroe, runner-up at US Open to John McEnroe
1983: Runner-up at US Open and Austrailian Open to Jimmy Connors and Mats Wilander
1982: Won 15 of the 23 singles tournaments entered and achieved a 44-match winning streak, runner-up at US Open to Jimmy Connors, won the tour's year-end Masters championships
1981: Part of the Czechoslovakian team which won the World Team Cup, reached first Grand Slam final at the French Open in 1981 where he lost in five sets to Bjorn Borg; won 10 titles including the tour's year-end Masters championships, named the Most Improved Player on the men's tour
1980: Part of the only Czechoslovakian team to win the Davis Cup; won seven singles titles including winning three tournaments in successive weeks on three different surfaces
1978: Won the boy's singles titles at both the French Open and Wibledon and was ranked the World No. 1 junior player, turned pro shortly thereafter
