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Boris Becker #4 def. Ivan Lendl #2

5-7 7-6 3-6 6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date Dec 8, 1988*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Boris Becker
Score5-7 7-6 3-6 6-2 7-6
Loser Ivan Lendl

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBoris BeckerIvan Lendl
Country GER USA
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Mar 7, 1960
Age2128
Height190188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)42
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1502,250
Career W-L670–2191,051–229
Career earnings$25,080,956$21,262,417
Pre-match H2H
Boris Becker 4 7 Ivan Lendl

Path

Boris Becker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 7, 1988SF Jakob Hlasek 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Nov 30, 1988RR Mats Wilander 7-6 6-7 6-1WH2HMatch data
Nov 30, 1988RR Henri Leconte 6-0 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

Boris Becker's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ivan Lendl's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 7, 1988SF Stefan Edberg 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Nov 30, 1988RR Tim Mayotte 6-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 30, 1988RR Andre Agassi 1-6 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data