SF Australian Open 1991

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

Match Statistics

StatIvan LendlStefan Edberg
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
126
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
410
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.6%60.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.7%70.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.6%54.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.0%64.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.0%37.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.7%50.3%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.0+3.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-3.0-2.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1991 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LendlStefan Edberg
Country USA SWE
Birth dateMar 7, 1960Jan 19, 1966
Age3025
Height188 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)31
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1352,198
Current career W-L1,045–227748–248
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Prpic #566-0 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1991QF
Aaron Krickstein #226-2 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1991R16
Magnus Gustafsson #264-6 6-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1991R32
Scott Davis #627-6(3) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 1991R64
Tarik Benhabiles #1096-1 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 1991R128

Ivan Lendl's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Boris Becker #16-1 4-6 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1991F

Stefan Edberg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jaime Yzaga #866-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1991QF
Jim Courier #234-6 6-0 6-4 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1991R16
Pat Cash #847-6(6) 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1991R32
Eduardo Masso #1246-1 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 1991R64
Dimitri Poliakov #1626-1 7-6(6) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 1991R128