Ivan Lendl #2 def. John McEnroe #1

6-4 6-2

Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe 6-4 6-2 in the 1981 ATP Finals semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldIvan LendlJohn McEnroe
Country USA USA
Birth dateMar 7, 1960Feb 16, 1959
Age2122
Height188 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)21
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2912,294
Current career W-L1,045–227835–191
Current career earnings$21,262,417$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Lendl #2 1 2 John McEnroe #1

Path

Ivan Lendl's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Vilas #66-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1982RR
Vitas Gerulaitis #94-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1982RR
Jose Luis Clerc #5(w/o)WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1982RR

Ivan Lendl's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vitas Gerulaitis #96-7 2-6 7-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1982F

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jimmy Connors #36-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1982RR
Roscoe Tanner #116-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 1982RR