Lendl captured eight Grand Slam singles titles during his career. He competed in a total of 19 Grand Slam singles finals, a record for a male player. He reached at least one Grand Slam final for 11 consecutive years, an all-time record since tied by Pete Sampras.
Lendl first attained the World No. 1 ranking on the men's professional tour on February 28, 1983, bolstering his claim to the top spot when he defeated John McEnroe in the 1985 US Open final. For much of the next five years, Lendl was the top ranked player until August 1990 (with a short break from September 1988 to January 1989 when Mats Wilander was at the top). He finished four years ranked as the world's top player (1985–87 and 1989) and was ranked World No. 1 for a total of 270 weeks, breaking the record previously held by Jimmy Connors (this has since been surpassed by Sampras).
Lendl's game relied particularly on strength and heavy topspin from the baseline and helped usher in the modern era of "power tennis". He himself called his game as "hitting hot," a relentless all-court game that was coming to dominate in tennis.
On September 16, 1989, six days after losing the final of the US Open to Boris Becker, he married Samantha Frankel. They have five daughters - Marika (born May 4, 1990), twins Isabelle and Caroline (born July 29, 1991), Daniela (born June 24, 1993) and Nikola (born January 20, 1998). He transferred his competitive interests to professional golf where he captured a win on the Celebrity Tour. Still competitive at the mini-tour levels, Lendl now devotes much of his time managing the development of his daughters' golfing abilities. Three of his daughters (Marika, Isabelle and Daniela) play golf at U.S. Girls Juniors level. His other two daughters (Caroline and Nikola) enjoy eventing horses.
At one time in the 1980s, he was a minority owner of the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League (now the Carolina Hurricanes).
In addition, the publication of his name and results in the Czechoslovak media was prohibited. The ban was extended not only to Lendl, but to anything about world tennis, all tennis tournaments, and both men's and women's circuits (with the exception of blank Grand Slam results without any comments). World tennis disappeared from the censored Czechoslovak media on August 16, 1983, when this "secret embargo" came into effect.
The appearance in this exhibition in Sun City and Lendl's Americanized living style ignited a long-lasting dispute between Lendl and Czechoslovak authorities, which was never settled and resulted in Ivan's decision to apply for a green card in 1987 and later on for U.S. citizenship.
Lendl was known, along with Björn Borg, for using his heavy topspin forehand to dictate play. His trademark shot was his running forehand which he could direct either down the line or cross-court.
Early in his career Lendl played a sliced backhand but in the early 1980s learned to hit his backhand with significant topspin. This shift allowed him in 1984 to defeat John McEnroe in the French Open - Lendl's first Grand Slam victory. In the first two sets McEnroe used his habitual proximity to the net to intercept Lendl's cross-court passing shots. In the third set Lendl started using lobs, forcing McEnroe to distance himself from the net to prepare for the lobs. McEnroe's further distance from the net opened the angles for Lendl's cross-court passing shots, which ultimately gained Lendl points and turned the match around.
Lendl's serve was extremely powerful but inconsistent. His very high toss may be to blame. Lendl was the first of a new breed of power baseliners, and his consistency from the baseline was machine-like. Though tall and apparently gangly, Lendl was very fast on the court. Lendl did not win Wimbledon because he could not sufficiently improve his comfort level at the net. Grass courts yield notoriously bad bounces, and that destabilized his phenomenal baseline game more than other baseliners. His groundstroke setup was very complete, and repeated bad bounces made him uncomfortable. Wimbledon in that day required reducing baseline play by coming to net. He devoted considerable effort to significantly improving his net play, but fell short of a Wimbledon title. Toward the end of his days on the ATP tour Lendl ended his long term clothing, shoe and racket deal with Adidas. He signed with Mizuno, and finally began to play with a mid sized racket very similar to the Adidas racket he had used through out most of his career.
Lendl made an almost immediate impact on the game after turning professional. After reaching his first top-level singles final in 1979, he won seven singles titles in 1980, including three tournament wins in three consecutive weeks on three different surfaces. The success continued in 1981 as he won 10 titles.
In 1982, he won in total 15 of the 23 singles tournaments he entered and had a 44-match winning streak. He competed on separated WCT tour where he won all 10 WCT tournaments he signed-in. In an era when tournament prize money was rising sharply due to competition of 2 circuits (Grand Prix and WCT), Lendl's haul of titles quickly made him the highest-earning tennis player of all time.
He won another seven tournaments in 1983.
But Grand Slam titles eluded Lendl in the early years of his career. He reached his first Grand Slam final at the French Open in 1981, where he lost in five sets to Björn Borg. His second came at the US Open in 1982, where he was defeated by Jimmy Connors. In 1983, he was the runner-up at both the Australian Open and the US Open.
Lendl's first Grand Slam title came at the 1984 French Open, where he defeated John McEnroe in a long final to claim what was arguably his most memorable victory. Down two sets to none and later trailing 4–2 in the fourth set, Lendl battled back to claim the title 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5. McEnroe gained revenge by beating Lendl in straight sets in both finals of the US Open 1984 and Volvo Masters 1984 (played in January 1985).
1985 was arguably Lendl's best year on the tour as he captured 11 singles crowns in 17 tournament appearances. Lendl lost in the final of the 1985 French Open to Mats Wilander. He then faced McEnroe again in the final of the US Open, and this time it was Lendl who emerged victorious in a straight sets win. It was the first of three consecutive US Open titles for Lendl and part of a run of eight consecutive US Open finals. In 1986 and 1987 he added wins in the French Open to his U.S Open victories
During each of the years from 1985 through 1987, Lendl's match winning percentage was greater than 90%. This record was equalled by Roger Federer in 2006. Ivan, however, remains the only male with at least 90% match wins in four different years (1982 was the first). From the 1985 US Open through the 1988 Australian Open, Lendl reached ten consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals -- a record that was broken by Federer at the 2006 US Open.
1989 was another very strong year for Lendl. He started the year by capturing his first Australian Open title with a straight sets final victory over Miloslav Mecir and went on to claim 10 titles out of 17 tournaments he entered. Lendl successfully defended his Australian Open title in 1990.
The only Grand Slam singles title Lendl never managed to win was Wimbledon. After reaching the semifinals in 1983 and 1984, he reached the final there twice, losing in straight sets to Boris Becker in 1986 and Pat Cash in 1987. In the years that followed, Lendl put in intensive efforts to train and hone his game on grass courts. But despite reaching the Wimbledon semifinals again in 1988, 1989 and 1990, he never again reached the final.
Lendl was part of the team that won Czechoslovakia's only Davis Cup title in 1980. He was the driving force behind the country's team in the first half of the 1980s but stopped playing in the event after he moved to the United States in 1986 because, in the eyes of communist Czechoslovakia's Tennis Association, he was an "illegal defector" from their country.
Lendl was also part of the Czechoslovakian team that won the World Team Cup in 1981 and was runner-up in 1984 and 1985.
Lendl won the tour's year-end Masters championships five times in 1981-82 and 1985-87.
Lendl's success in the game had a lot to do with his highly meticulous and intensive training and physical conditioning regime, his scientific approach to preparing for and playing the game, and a strong desire to put in whatever it took to be successful. It is believed that a contributing factor to his run of eight successive US Open finals and long record of success at that tournament was that he hired the same workers who laid the hardcourt surfaces at Flushing Meadows each year to install an exact copy in the grounds of his home in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Lendl announced his retirement from professional tennis on December 21, 1994, due to chronic back pain. Although he didn't play an official match since his loss in the 2nd round of the US Open in 1994, he made a final decision to retire three and a half months later. It is an irony that the man who made such a religion of physical fitness had to close the career due to the health problems. Lendl cashed out an insurance policy he had with Lloyds of London, which stipulated that he could never play tennis again.
Lendl won a total of 94 career singles titles listed by the ATP (plus 49 other non-ATP tournaments thus making a total of 144 singles titles) and 6 doubles titles, and his career prize money of U.S. $21,262,417 was a record at the time. In 2001, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
After finishing his tennis career, Lendl has taken up golf, earning a handicap of 0 and organizing a charity competition in 2004 called the "Ivan Lendl Celebrity Golf Tournament".
Lendl's professional attitude, modern playing style, scientific training methods, and unprecedented long-term success have had a considerable impact on today's tennis world. A typical Lendl quote is: "If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can."
| Wins | Losses | % won | Opponent | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 75 | Andre Agassi | |
| 11 | 10 | 52 | Boris Becker | |
| 2 | 5 | 28 | Bjorn Borg | |
| 5 | 3 | 62 | Pat Cash | |
| 5 | 2 | 71 | Michael Chang | |
| 22 | 13 | 63 | Jimmy Connors | |
| 4 | 0 | 100 | Jim Courier | |
| 13 | 14 | 48 | Stefan Edberg | |
| 21 | 15 | 58 | John McEnroe | |
| 3 | 5 | 38 | Pete Sampras | |
| 15 | 7 | 68 | Mats Wilander | . |
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1984 | French Open | John McEnroe | 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1985 | US Open | John McEnroe | 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1986 | French Open (2) | Mikael Pernfors | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1986 | US Open (2) | Miloslav Mečíř | 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1987 | French Open (3) | Mats Wilander | 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 1987 | US Open (3) | Mats Wilander | 6–7, 6–0, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 1989 | Australian Open | Miloslav Mečíř | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1990 | Australian Open (2) | Stefan Edberg | 4–6, 7–6, 5–2 ret. |
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1981 | French Open | Björn Borg | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1982 | US Open | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1983 | US Open (2) | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1983 | Australian Open | Mats Wilander | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1984 | US Open (3) | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1985 | French Open (2) | Mats Wilander | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1986 | Wimbledon | Boris Becker | 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1987 | Wimbledon (2) | Pat Cash | 7–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1988 | US Open (4) | Mats Wilander | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1989 | US Open (5) | Boris Becker | 7–6, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 1991 | Australian Open (2) | Boris Becker | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Name | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | F | 4R | SF | NH | SF | SF | W | W | F | QF | 1R | 4R | 2 / 12 | 48-10 | |
| French Open | 1R | 4R | 3R | F | 4R | QF | W | F | W | W | QF | 4R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3 / 15 | 53-12 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | SF | SF | 4R | F | F | SF | SF | SF | 3R | 4R | 2R | A | 0 / 14 | 48-14 | |
| US Open | A | 2R | QF | 4R | F | F | F | W | W | W | F | F | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 2R | 3 / 16 | 73-13 | |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 8 / 57 | N/A | |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-1 | 4-3 | 9-4 | 9-3 | 9-2 | 20-4 | 20-3 | 20-3 | 20-1 | 24-2 | 20-4 | 21-3 | 16-2 | 13-3 | 12-4 | 1-4 | 4-3 | N/A | 222-49 | |
| Year-End Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | A | F | W | W | F | F | W | W | W | F | SF | SF | SF | A | A | A | 5 / 12 | 40-10 | |
NH = tournament not held
A = did not participate in the tournament
SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
| Name | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATP tournaments played | 7 | 17 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 319 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 94 |
| Runner-ups | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| Semifinal | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Quarterfinal | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Round of 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 46 |
| Round of 32 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| Round of 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Round of 128 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Win-Loss | 9–9 | 41-21 | 109-28 | 96-14 | 106-9 | 75-16 | 62-16 | 84-7 | 74-6 | 74-7 | 41-8 | 79-7 | 54-12 | 55-18 | 50-24 | 33-23 | 28-18 | 1070-243 |
| Win% | 50% | 66% | 80% | 87% | 92% | 82% | 79% | 92% | 93% | 91% | 84% | 92% | 82% | 75% | 68% | 59% | 61% | 82% |
| Year-End ATP Ranking | 74. | 20. | 6. | 2. | 3. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 2. | 1. | 3. | 5. | 8. | 19. | 54. | N/A |
ATP Win-Loss = includes WCT tournaments which were run outside Volvo Grand Prix and ATP Computer Ranking system during 1982-1984, also includes team events (Davis Cup, World Team Cup in Dusseldorf)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Prize Money | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1980 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | $175,000 | Eddie Dibbs | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2. | 1980 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | $175,000 | Björn Borg | 4–6, 5–4, ret. |
| 3. | 1980 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | $175,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 4. | 1980 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (I) | $75,000 | Björn Borg | 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 0–6, 6–4 |
| 5. | 1980 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | $125,000 | Eliot Teltscher | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 6. | 1980 | Hong Kong | Hard | $75,000 | Brian Teacher | 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 7. | 1980 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | $75,000 | Brian Teacher | 6–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 8. | 1981 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (I) | $75,000 | Chris Lewis | 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 9. | 1981 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | $300,000 | Harold Solomon | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 10. | 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | $200,000 | Eliot Teltscher | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 11. | 1981 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | $75,000 | Pablo Arraya | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 12. | 1981 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | $175,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 13. | 1981 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (I) | $75,000 | José Luis Clerc | 6–2, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 14. | 1981 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (I) | $125,000 | Brian Gottfried | 1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 15. | 1981 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (I) | $75,000 | Sandy Mayer | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 16. | 1981 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | $175,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 17. | 1981 | Volvo Masters, New York City | Carpet | $400,000 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–7, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 18. | 1982 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | $300,000 | Peter McNamara | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 19. | 1982 | Genova WCT, Italy | Carpet | $300,000 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 20. | 1982 | Munich-2 WCT, Germany | Carpet | $300,000 | Tomáš Šmíd | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 21. | 1982 | Strasbourg WCT, France | Carpet | $300,000 | Tim Mayotte | 6–0, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 22. | 1982 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | $250,000 | Peter McNamara | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 23. | 1982 | Houston WCT, U.S. | Clay | $300,000 | José Luis Clerc | 3–6, 7–6, 6–0, 1–4, ret. |
| 24. | 1982 | Dallas WCT Finals, U.S. | Carpet | $300,000 | John McEnroe | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 25. | 1982 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | $300,000 | Eddie Dibbs | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 26. | 1982 | Washington D.C., U.S. | Clay | $200,000 | Jimmy Arias | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 27. | 1982 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | $200,000 | José Higueras | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 28. | 1982 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | $300,000 | Steve Denton | 6–2, 7–6 |
| 29. | 1982 | Los Angeles-2 WCT, U.S. | Carpet | $300,000 | Kevin Curren | 7–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 30. | 1982 | Naples WCT Finals, Italy | Carpet | $250,000 | Wojtek Fibak | 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 31. | 1982 | Hartford WCT, U.S. | Carpet | $300,000 | Bill Scanlon | 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 32. | 1982 | Volvo Masters, New York City | Carpet | $400,000 | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 33. | 1983 | Detroit WCT, U.S. | Carpet | $250,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 34. | 1983 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | $350,000 | Kevin Curren | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 35. | 1983 | Houston WCT, U.S. | Clay | $300,000 | Paul McNamee | 6–2, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 36. | 1983 | Hilton Head WCT, U.S. | Clay | $250,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 37. | 1983 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | $300,000 | Anders Järryd | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 38. | 1983 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | $200,000 | John McEnroe | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 39. | 1983 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $300,000 | Scott Davis | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 40. | 1984 | Luxembourg | Carpet | $200,000 | Tomáš Šmíd | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 41. | 1984 | French Open, Paris | Clay | $875,000 | John McEnroe | 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 42. | 1984 | Wembley, United Kingdom | Carpet | $250,000 | Andrés Gómez | 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 43. | 1985 | Ft. Myers, U.S. | Hard | $250,000 | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 44. | 1985 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | $405,000 | Mats Wilander | 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 45. | 1985 | Dallas WCT Finals, U.S. | Carpet | $500,000 | Tim Mayotte | 7–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 46. | 1985 | Forest Hills, U.S. | Clay | $500,000 | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 47. | 1985 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | $300,000 | Andrés Gómez | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 48. | 1985 | US Open, New York City | Hard | $1,250,000 | John McEnroe | 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 49. | 1985 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | $100,000 | Brad Gilbert | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 50. | 1985 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (I) | $225,000 | Henri Leconte | 6–4, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 51. | 1985 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $300,000 | Mats Wilander | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 52. | 1985 | Wembley, United Kingdom | Carpet | $300,000 | Boris Becker | 6–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 53. | 1985 | Nabisco Masters, New York City | Carpet | $500,000 | Boris Becker | 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 54. | 1986 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | $375,000 | Tim Mayotte | walkover |
| 55. | 1986 | Boca West, U.S. | Hard | $750,000 | Mats Wilander | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 56. | 1986 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | $300,000 | Joakim Nyström | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 57. | 1986 | Ft. Myers, U.S. | Hard | $250,000 | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 58. | 1986 | Rome, Italy | Clay | $350,000 | Emilio Sánchez | 7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 59. | 1986 | French Open, Paris | Clay | $1,125,000 | Mikael Pernfors | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 60. | 1986 | Stratton Mountain, U.S. | Hard | $250,000 | Boris Becker | 6–4, 7–6 |
| 61. | 1986 | US Open, New York City | Hard | $1,400,000 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 62. | 1986 | Nabisco Masters, New York City | Carpet | $500,000 | Boris Becker | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 63. | 1987 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | $300,000 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 64. | 1987 | French Open, Paris | Clay | $1,325,000 | Mats Wilander | 7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 65. | 1987 | Washington D.C., U.S. | Hard | $232,000 | Brad Gilbert | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 66. | 1987 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | $300,000 | Stefan Edberg | 6–4, 7–6 |
| 67. | 1987 | US Open, New York City | Hard | $1,670,000 | Mats Wilander | 6–7, 6–0, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 68. | 1987 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (I) | $275,000 | Pat Cash | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 69. | 1987 | Wembley, United Kingdom | Carpet | $375,000 | Anders Järryd | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 70. | 1987 | Nabisco Masters, New York City | Carpet | $500,000 | Mats Wilander | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 71. | 1988 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | $492,500 | Martín Jaite | 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 72. | 1988 | Rome, Italy | Clay | $595,000 | Guillermo Pérez-Roldán | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 73. | 1988 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | $410,000 | Kevin Curren | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 74. | 1989 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | $933,000 | Miloslav Mečíř | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 75. | 1989 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | $297,500 | Stefan Edberg | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 76. | 1989 | Key Biscayne, U.S. | Hard | $745,000 | Thomas Muster | walkover |
| 77. | 1989 | Forest Hills, U.S. | Clay | $485,000 | Jaime Yzaga | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 78. | 1989 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | $500,000 | Horst Skoff | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 79. | 1989 | London/Queen's Club, United Kingdom | Grass | $350,000 | Christo Van Rensburg | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 80. | 1989 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | $550,000 | John McEnroe | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 81. | 1989 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | $225,000 | Emilio Sánchez | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 82. | 1989 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (I) | $375,000 | Lars-Anders Wahlgren | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 83. | 1989 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | $832,500 | Magnus Gustafsson | 7–5, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 84. | 1990 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | $1,462,000 | Stefan Edberg | 4–6, 7–6, 5–2, ret. |
| 85. | 1990 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | $540,000 | Tim Mayotte | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 86. | 1990 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet | $1,005,000 | Tim Mayotte | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 87. | 1990 | London/Queen's Club, United Kingdom | Grass | $450,000 | Boris Becker | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 88. | 1990 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $750,000 | Boris Becker | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 89. | 1991 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | $825,000 | Pete Sampras | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 90. | 1991 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (I) | $600,000 | Michael Stich | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 91. | 1991 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | $225,000 | Stefan Edberg | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 92. | 1992 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $825,000 | Henrik Holm | 7–6, 6–4 |
| 93. | 1993 | Munich, Germany | Clay | $275,000 | Michael Stich | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 94. | 1993 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $875,000 | Todd Martin | 6–4, 6–4 |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Prize Money | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1979 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | $50,000 | Balázs Taróczy | 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 2. | 1980 | Washington-2, U.S. | Carpet | $125,000 | Victor Amaya | 6–7, 6–4, 7–4 |
| 3. | 1980 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | $75,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 4. | 1980 | Volvo Masters, New York City | Carpet | Björn Borg | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 5. | 1981 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | $175,000 | Yannick Noah | 6–1, 3–1, ret. |
| 6. | 1981 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | $175,000 | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 7. | 1981 | French Open, Paris | Clay | $450,000 | Björn Borg | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 8. | 1981 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | $75,000 | Björn Borg | 1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 9. | 1981 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | $175,000 | José Luis Clerc | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 10. | 1982 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | $200,000 | Yannick Noah | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 11. | 1982 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | $300,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 12. | 1982 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | $200,000 | Guillermo Vilas | 6–7, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 13. | 1982 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | $300,000 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 14. | 1982 | US Open, New York City | Hard | $600,000 | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 15. | 1983 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | $250,000 | John McEnroe | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 16. | 1983 | Brussels Indoor, Belgium | Carpet | $250,000 | Peter McNamara | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 17. | 1983 | Dallas WCT Finals, U.S. | Carpet | $300,000 | John McEnroe | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 18. | 1983 | US Open, New York City | Hard | $797,000 | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 19. | 1983 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | $500,000 | Mats Wilander | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 20. | 1983 | Volvo Masters, New York City | Carpet | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 21. | 1984 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | $300,000 | John McEnroe | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 22. | 1984 | Brussels Indoor, Belgium | Carpet | $250,000 | John McEnroe | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 23. | 1984 | *Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | $250,000 | Jimmy Connors | 0–6, 0–1 div'd-match cancelled (bomb threat) |
| 24. | 1984 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | 300,000 | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 25. | 1984 | US Open, New York City | Hard | $1,066,676 | John McEnroe | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 26. | 1984 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (I) | $225,000 | Anders Järryd | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 27. | 1984 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $300,000 | Jimmy Connors | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 28. | 1984 | Volvo Masters, New York City | Carpet | John McEnroe | 7–5, 6–0, 6–4 | |
| 29. | 1985 | French Open, Paris | Clay | $975,000 | Mats Wilander | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 30. | 1985 | Stratton Mountain, U.S. | Hard | $250,000 | John McEnroe | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 31. | 1985 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | $300,000 | John McEnroe | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 32. | 1986 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet | $250,000 | Boris Becker | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 33. | 1986 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | $1,306,690 | Boris Becker | 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 34. | 1986 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (I) | $275,000 | Boris Becker | 3–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 35. | 1987 | Key Biscayne, U.S. | Hard | $750,000 | Miloslav Mečíř | 7–5, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 36. | 1987 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | $1,467,542 | Pat Cash | 7–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 37. | 1987 | *Stratton Mountain, U.S. | Hard | $250,000 | John McEnroe | 7–6 1–4 div'd-match cancelled (weather) |
| 38. | 1987 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | $300,000 | Stefan Edberg | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 39. | 1988 | US Open, New York City | Hard | $1,683,333 | Mats Wilander | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 40. | 1988 | Nabisco Masters, New York City | Carpet | Boris Becker | 5–7, 7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 | |
| 41. | 1989 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | $425,000 | Stefan Edberg | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 42. | 1989 | US Open, New York City | Hard | $2,000,000 | Boris Becker | 7–6, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 43. | 1990 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet | $825,000 | Boris Becker | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 44. | 1991 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | $2,023,760 | Boris Becker | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 45. | 1991 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | $450,000 | Omar Camporese | 3–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 46. | 1991 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | $825,000 | Stefan Edberg | 6–1, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 47. | 1992 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | $930,000 | Andre Agassi | 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 48. | 1992 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | $1,125,000 | Pete Sampras | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 49. | 1992 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | $235,000 | Petr Korda | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 50. | 1993 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | $575,000 | Mark Woodforde | 5–4, ret. |
| 51. | 1993 | Nice, France | Clay | $275,000 | Marc-Kevin Goellner | 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 52. | 1994 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | $288,750 | Pete Sampras | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Year | Date | Tournament | Surface | Final Opponent | Final Result | Winners Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Sept 10-14 | Sao Paulo | Clay | Gene Mayer | 6–3 7–5 | |
| 1980 | Feb 25-27 | Genoa - Bitti Bergamo Memorial | Carpet | Johan Kriek | 6–2 6–2 | |
| 1981 | Aug 26-30 | White Plains - AMF Head Cup | Hard | Ilie Năstase | w.o. | $50,000 |
| 1981 | Nov 23-29 | Milan - Master Brooklyn | Carpet | John McEnroe | 6–4 2–6 6–4 | $85,000 |
| 1982 | Feb 4–7 | Toronto - Molson Light Challenge | Carpet | John McEnroe | 7–5 3–6 7–6 7–5 | |
| 1982 | Oct 19-24 | Melbourne - Mazda Super Challenge | Carpet | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–2 6–2 7–5 | $100,000 |
| 1982 | Nov 30-Dec 5 | Antwerp - European Champions' Championship | Carpet | John McEnroe | 3–6 7–6 6–3 6–3 | |
| 1983 | Jan 10-16 | Rosemont - Lite Challenge of Champions | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 4–6 6–4 7–5 6–4 | $100,000 |
| 1984 | Jan 30-Feb 5 | Toronto - Molson Light Challenge | Carpet | Yannick Noah | 6–0 6–2 6–4 | $100,000 |
| 1984 | Aug 20-26 | Jericho - Hamlet Challenge Cup | Hard | Andrés Gómez | 6–2 6–4 | |
| 1984 | Nov 12-18 | Antwerp - European Champions' Championship | Carpet | Anders Järryd | 6–2 6–1 6–2 | |
| 1985 | Aug 19-25 | Jericho - Executone Hamlet Challenge Cup | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 6–1 6–3 | |
| 1985 | Oct 28-Nov 3 | Antwerp - European Champions' Championship | Carpet | John McEnroe | 1–6 7–6 6–2 6–2 | $200,000* |
| 1986 | Jan 6-12 | Atlanta - AT&T Challenge of Champions | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 6–2 6–3 | $150,000 |
| 1986 | Apr 28-May 4 | Ede | Clay | Stefan Edberg | 7–6 6–3 | |
| 1986 | Aug 19-24 | Jericho - Norstar Bank Hamlet Challenge Cup | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–2 6–4 | |
| 1987 | May 7-10 | Ede | Clay | Paolo Cane | 7–6 6–3 | |
| 1987 | Jul 22-26 | Stowe - Head Classic | Hard | Jimmy Arias | 6–3 6–3 | |
| 1987 | Oct 27-Nov 1 | Antwerp - European Community Championship | Carpet | Miloslav Mečíř | 5–7 6–1 6–4 6–3 | $250,000 |
| 1988 | Jan 7-10 | Gold Coast | Hard | Wally Masur | 6–7 7–6 6–4 | |
| 1988 | April 28-May 1 | Atlanta - AT&T Challenge of Champions | Clay (Har-Tru) | Stefan Edberg | 2–6 6–1 6–3 | $150,000 |
| 1989 | Dec 28-Jan 1 | Newcastle | Hard | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 6–3 7–6 | |
| 1989 | Feb 6-12 | Chicago - Volvo Tennis | Carpet | Brad Gilbert | 6–2 7–6 | |
| 1989 | Aug 21-27 | Jericho - Norstar Bank Hamlet Challenge Cup | Hard | Mikael Pernfors | 4–6 6–2 6–4 | |
| 1989 | Oct 2–7 | Stuttgart - Eurocard Classic | Carpet | Miloslav Mečíř | 6–3 4–6 4–6 6–1 6–4 | |
| 1989 | Oct 19-22 | Essen | Carpet | Miloslav Mečíř | 6–4 6–2 | |
| 1989 | Oct 23-29 | Antwerp - European Community Championship | Carpet | Miloslav Mečíř | 6–2 6–2 1–6 6–4 | $250,000 |
| 1990 | Jun 4-10 | Beckenham | Grass | Darren Cahill | 6–3 7–5 | |
| 1990 | Aug 20-26 | Forest Hills, New York - WCT Tournament of Champions | Hard | Aaron Krickstein | 6–4 6–7 6–3 | $100,000 |
| 1990 | Oct 17-21 | Hong Kong - Marlboro Championships | Carpet | Michael Chang | 1–6 6–2 6–1 6–2 | $200,000 |
| 1991 | Jan 2–6 | Salamander Bay | Hard | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 6–4 6–2 | |
| 1991 | Jun 3–9 | Beckenham | Grass | Pat Cash | 3–6 7–6 7–6 | |
| 1991 | Oct 16-20 | Hong Kong - Marlboro Championships | Carpet | David Wheaton | 6–3 7–5 6–1 | $200,000 |
| 1992 | Jul 27-Aug 2 | Boston - U.S. Pro Championships | Hard | Richey Reneberg | 6–3 6–3 | |
| 1992 | Oct 19-25 | Hong Kong - Marlboro Championships | Carpet | Michael Chang | 6–3 4–6 6–4 6–4 | $200,000 |
| 1993 | Jul 13-18 | Boston - U.S. Pro Championships | Hard | Todd Martin | 5–7 6–3 7–6 | |
| 1994 | Jul 12-17 | Boston - U.S. Pro Championships | Hard | Malivai Washington | 7–5 7–6 | |
| Year | Date | Tournament | Surface | Final Opponent | Final Result | Winners Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Nov 4–5 | Calcutta | Hard | John Alexander | 6–4 6–2 | |
| 1981 | Nov 7–8 | Jakarta | Hard | Wojciech Fibak | 6–1 7–6 9–7 | |
| 1984 | February | San Juan Governor's Cup (Porto Rico) | ? | Gene Mayer | 6–3 6–2 | |
| 1984 | Apr 7–8 | Tokyo - Suntory Cup | Carpet | John McEnroe | 6–4 3–6 6–2 | $110,000 |
| 1985 | Apr 20-21 | Tokyo - Suntory Cup | Carpet | John McEnroe | 6–4 6–2 | $110,000 |
| 1985 | Oct 8–9 | East Rutherford - Tennis Members Only Meadowlands Challenge | Hard | John McEnroe | 7–5 6–3 | |
| 1987 | May 5–6 | Barcelona | Clay | John McEnroe | 6–2 3–6 6–2 | |
| 1987 | Nov 25-29 | West Palm Beach - The Stakes Matches | Hard | Pat Cash | 11-21 21-18 21-7 22-20 | $583,200 |
| 1989 | May 27-28 | Marseille | Clay | Andre Agassi | 6–3 6–3 | |
| 1989 | Oct 24-25 | Bologna | Carpet | John McEnroe | 6–4 7–5 | |
| 1990 | Nov 10-11 | Rome | Carpet | Stefan Edberg | 5–7 7–6 7–6 | |
| 1990 | Dec 3–5 | Bolzano - 6-men exhibition | Carpet | Goran Ivanisevic | 6–2 7–6 | |
| 1990 | Dec 8–9 | Zurich | Carpet | Pete Sampras | 3–6 7–6 6–4 | |
| Year | Date | Tournament | Surface | Final Opponent | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Dec 13-20 | North Miami Beach - $305,000 Nastase-Hamptons Invitational | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 3–6 6–7 1–6 |
| 1984 | Nov 22-25 | Canberra - Rio Tennis Challenge | Carpet | Mats Wilander | 5–7 6–7 |
| 1994 | May 20-22 | Rouen | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | 2–6 7–5 2–6 |
| Year | Date | Tournament | Surface | Final Opponent | Final Result | Runner-up Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Apr 7–8 | Rome | Carpet | John McEnroe | 6–7 4–6 | |
| 1982 | Nov 5–7 | Sydney - Akai Gold Challenge Matches | Carpet | Bjorn Borg | 1–6 4–6 2–6 | $100,000 |
| 1983 | July 8-10 | Sun City - Round Robin Bophuthatswana | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 5–7 6–7 | $300,000 |
| 1985 | April 15-16 | Inglewood - Michelin Challenge | Carpet | John McEnroe | 4–6 6–7 | |
| 1988 | Dec 9-11 | Inglewood - Michelin Challenge | Carpet | John McEnroe | 5–7 2–6 | $60,000 |
| 1989 | Jul 28-30 | Yokohama - ANA Cup | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–7 4–6 | $140,000 |
Other sources for this section
click on the year link expands all Lendl's doubles matches for the respective year listed on ATP website
| Year | Money list rank | Prize Money | ITD Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | - | $0 | $0 |
| 1979 | 47. | $77,401 | $77,401 |
| 1980 | 3. | $583,906 | $661,307 |
| 1981 | 2. | $846,037 | $1,507,344 |
| 1982 | 1. | $2,028,850 | $3,536,194 |
| 1983 | 1. | $1,747,128 | $5,283,322 |
| 1984 | 2. | $1,060,196 | $6,343,518 |
| 1985 | 1. | $1,963,074 | $8,306,592 |
| 1986 | 1. | $1,987,537 | $10,294,129 |
| 1987 | 1. | $2,003,656 | $12,297,785 |
| 1988 | 4. | $983,938 | $13,281,723 |
| 1989 | 1. | $2,344,367 | $15,626,090 |
| 1990 | 6. | $1,445,742 | $17,071,832 |
| 1991 | 4. | $1,888,985 | $18,960,817 |
| 1992 | 11. | $961,566 | $19,922,383 |
| 1993 | 11. | $1,075,876 | $20,998,259 |
| 1994 | 71. | $263,914 | $21,262,173 |