Ivan Lendl #3 def. Stefan Edberg #1

6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4

Ivan Lendl defeated Stefan Edberg 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 1991 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 27, 1991*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1991
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 4h 2m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ivan Lendl	Stefan Edberg
Aces	12	6
Double faults	4	10
First serve %	58	60
First serve points won %	74	70
Second serve points won %	49	55
Break points saved %	50	40
Break points converted %	60	50
Service points won %	63	64
Return points won %	36	37
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Ivan Lendl	Stefan Edberg
Country	USA	SWE
Birth date	Mar 7, 1960	Jan 19, 1966
Age	30	25
Height	188 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	3	1
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,135	2,198
Current career W-L	1,045–227	748–248
Current career earnings	$21,262,417	$20,630,941

Pre-match H2H

Ivan Lendl #3 11 – 9 Stefan Edberg #1

Path

Ivan Lendl's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Goran Prpic #56	6-0 7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1991	QF
Aaron Krickstein #22	6-2 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1991	R16
Magnus Gustafsson #26	4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1991	R32
Scott Davis #62	7-6(3) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1991	R64
Tarik Benhabiles #109	6-1 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 1991	R128

Ivan Lendl's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Boris Becker #1	6-1 4-6 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1991	F

Stefan Edberg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jaime Yzaga #86	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1991	QF
Jim Courier #23	4-6 6-0 6-4 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1991	R16
Pat Cash #84	7-6(6) 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1991	R32
Eduardo Masso #124	6-1 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1991	R64
Dimitri Poliakov #162	6-1 7-6(6) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 1991	R128