H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Ivan Lendl vs Boris Becker H2H: 12-10

Ivan Lendl holds a 12–10 lead over Boris Becker in their ATP head-to-head. Across 22 main-draw meetings, Ivan Lendl leads 7–4 on carpet, while they are tied 3–3 on hard courts. Most recently, Ivan Lendl won the 1993 Tokyo Indoor quarterfinal 6-3 1-6 7-6(2).

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Ivan Lendl
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
12 – 10
22 main draw meetings
Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Lendl #18 6-3 1-6 7-6(2) Boris Becker #3 Match data Oct 16, 1993* QF Tokyo Indoor ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #7 6-7(4) 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 Boris Becker #8 Match data Sep 9, 1992* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Ivan Lendl #9 (w/o) Boris Becker #7 Match data Aug 29, 1992* QF Long Island ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Boris Becker #1 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 Ivan Lendl #3 Match data Jan 28, 1991* F Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Boris Becker #2 1-6 7-6 6-4 Ivan Lendl #3 Match data Nov 12, 1990 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ivan Lendl #3 4-6 6-3 7-6 Boris Becker #2 Match data Oct 14, 1990* F Tokyo Indoor ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-2 Boris Becker #2 Match data Jun 17, 1990* F Queen's Club Championships ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Boris Becker #2 6-2 6-2 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Feb 25, 1990* F Stuttgart Indoor ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Boris Becker #2 7-6 1-6 6-3 7-6 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Sep 11, 1989* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Boris Becker #2 7-5 6-7 2-6 6-4 6-3 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Jul 9, 1989* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Boris Becker #4 5-7 7-6 3-6 6-2 7-6 Ivan Lendl #2 Match data Dec 8, 1988* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Boris Becker #8 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-4 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Jul 3, 1988* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-7 6-3 Boris Becker #5 Match data Dec 2, 1987 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-4 6-4 Boris Becker #2 Match data Dec 9, 1986* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Boris Becker #3 3-6 7-6 6-2 6-0 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Oct 19, 1986* F Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 7-6 Boris Becker #3 Match data Aug 10, 1986* F Stratton Mountain ATP 250 Hard
Boris Becker #4 6-4 6-3 7-5 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Jul 7, 1986* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Boris Becker #6 7-6 6-3 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Mar 30, 1986* F Chicago ATP 250 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 7-6 6-3 Boris Becker #6 Match data Jan 22, 1986* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ivan Lendl #1 6-7 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4 Boris Becker #5 Match data Nov 17, 1985* F Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 7-6(1) Boris Becker #5 Match data Oct 26, 1985* SF Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #2 5-7 6-2 6-2 Boris Becker #10 Match data Jul 27, 1985* SF Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Ivan Lendl #667 #1 3,420 2,423 1,045 227 82.2% 8 0 6 17 63 94
Boris Becker #257 #1 4,297 2,268 672 220 75.3% 6 5 4 13 21 49

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Ivan Lendl Boris Becker
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1984 11–11 50.0% #66 1,651 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1985 50–18 73.5% #6 2,067 1 3
18 1978 9–7 56.2% #74 1,638 0 0 1986 65–13 83.3% #2 2,230 2 9
19 1979 35–17 67.3% #21 1,885 0 0 1987 50–15 76.9% #5 2,054 2 12
20 1980 101–27 78.9% #6 2,135 0 7 1988 50–9 84.7% #4 2,185 2 19
21 1981 91–11 89.2% #3 2,317 0 17 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,234 4 24
22 1982 104–8 92.9% #3 2,371 0 32 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,208 4 29
23 1983 75–16 82.4% #2 2,235 0 39 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,139 5 31
24 1984 58–12 82.9% #3 2,236 1 42 1992 50–16 75.8% #5 2,148 5 36
25 1985 80–6 93.0% #1 2,367 2 53 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,898 5 38
26 1986 75–6 92.6% #1 2,356 4 62 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,050 5 42
27 1987 75–7 91.5% #1 2,362 6 70 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,056 5 44
28 1988 41–8 83.7% #2 2,221 6 73 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,100 6 49
29 1989 80–7 92.0% #1 2,261 7 83 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,945 6 49
30 1990 54–12 81.8% #3 2,132 8 88 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,893 6 49
31 1991 55–18 75.3% #5 2,032 8 91 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,884 6 49
32 1992 51–24 68.0% #8 1,997 8 92 — — — — — — —
33 1993 33–23 58.9% #19 1,779 8 94 — — — — — — —
34 1994 28–18 60.9% #55 1,756 8 94 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Ivan Lendl Boris Becker
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 12 3 15 80.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 13 1 14 92.9% 16 9 25 64.0%
18 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — 1986 24 4 28 85.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 21 4 25 84.0%
19 1979 11 4 15 73.3% 23 11 34 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1987 22 6 28 78.6% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4%
20 1980 31 5 36 86.1% 40 8 48 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 25 11 36 69.4% 1988 17 2 19 89.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 2 17 88.2%
21 1981 39 2 41 95.1% 42 6 48 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1989 15 3 18 83.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 20 2 22 90.9%
22 1982 22 3 25 88.0% 44 5 49 89.8% — — — — 38 0 38 100.0% 1990 25 5 30 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 10 2 12 83.3% 26 3 29 89.7%
23 1983 17 3 20 85.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 30 5 35 85.7% 1991 17 5 22 77.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 13 4 17 76.5%
24 1984 10 3 13 76.9% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 28 4 32 87.5% 1992 17 5 22 77.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 23 4 27 85.2%
25 1985 29 3 32 90.6% 27 1 28 96.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 17 0 17 100.0% 1993 14 7 21 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 7 23 69.6%
26 1986 30 2 32 93.8% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 22 2 24 91.7% 1994 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 7 28 75.0%
27 1987 34 2 36 94.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 1995 13 6 19 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 23 6 29 79.3%
28 1988 17 3 20 85.0% 15 1 16 93.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1996 9 3 12 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 6 27 77.8%
29 1989 39 2 41 95.1% 21 2 23 91.3% 11 1 12 91.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 1997 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 3 5 40.0%
30 1990 21 6 27 77.8% — — — — 10 1 11 90.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 1998 4 4 8 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
31 1991 31 8 39 79.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 1999 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
32 1992 30 10 40 75.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1993 6 9 15 40.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1994 23 13 36 63.9% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 392 81 473 82.9% 307 67 374 82.1% 81 25 106 76.4% 265 54 319 83.1% — 218 69 287 76.0% 108 60 168 64.3% 116 25 141 82.3% 230 66 296 77.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 225/250 of Ivan Lendl's and 365/454 of Boris Becker's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Ivan Lendl Boris Becker
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 49/59 8.6 3.6 61.8% 75.0% 54.6% 60.4% 48.0% 67.2% 40.5%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 51/66 8.6 4.1 58.3% 77.7% 52.1% 60.6% 44.1% 66.7% 39.5%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 53/64 9.4 5.3 56.2% 79.4% 50.9% 60.9% 40.4% 66.9% 38.3%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 57/67 10.2 4.8 56.9% 80.0% 51.8% 59.0% 43.8% 67.9% 38.5%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 51/69 12.3 5.4 57.6% 82.8% 48.3% 66.9% 41.5% 68.2% 38.7%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 40/56 11.4 4.8 55.3% 80.9% 51.6% 65.3% 41.3% 67.9% 38.3%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 26/30 10.1 5.3 52.4% 82.6% 50.8% 59.3% 43.3% 67.6% 39.1%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 24/26 10.3 5.7 53.4% 81.3% 54.1% 66.8% 37.6% 68.5% 36.4%
31 1991 62/73 7.3 3.1 54.8% 76.4% 54.6% 64.9% 47.8% 66.6% 41.8% 1999 14/17 9.4 6.2 56.4% 75.7% 48.2% 72.5% 40.4% 63.4% 36.3%
32 1992 68/75 6.7 2.8 55.5% 76.8% 54.4% 64.4% 43.8% 66.7% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 1993 52/56 6.3 2.3 56.4% 74.6% 50.0% 56.4% 42.3% 63.6% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 1994 43/46 7.1 2.4 53.5% 75.8% 54.0% 61.7% 41.4% 65.6% 41.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 225/1,272 6.8 2.7 55.2% 76.0% 53.4% 62.2% 44.1% 65.7% 41.1% — 365/892 10.0 4.8 57.0% 79.5% 51.5% 62.5% 42.7% 67.4% 38.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Ivan Lendl Boris Becker
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1498 109.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — -0.15
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1652 125.5 — — — — -107 -114 +56 51.9% +0.44 4–3 (57%) 4–4 (50%) — +1.18
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 2067 165.6 — — — — -84 -354 -69 66.5% +1.04 12–7 (63%) 21–12 (64%) — -5.70
18 1978 1638 133.5 — — — — -62 +28 — 52.8% +0.33 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.27 1986 2230 166.7 — — — — +18 -420 -90 76.2% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 20–10 (67%) — -4.39
19 1979 1885 154.3 — — — — -118 +4 — 63.1% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.51 1987 2054 163.4 — — — — +82 -116 +61 71.3% +1.28 11–8 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -0.33
20 1980 2135 170.0 — — — — +71 -36 -486 73.1% +1.68 16–8 (67%) 19–13 (59%) — -7.38 1988 2185 166.8 — — — — +61 -253 -15 76.6% +1.64 10–5 (67%) 12–10 (55%) — -2.83
21 1981 2318 177.0 — — — — +49 -31 — 80.5% +2.32 17–7 (71%) 15–7 (68%) — -6.33 1989 2235 168.7 — — — — +36 -246 -12 78.5% +1.87 10–2 (83%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.12
22 1982 2371 176.5 — — — — +113 -76 — 86.7% +2.34 10–5 (67%) 19–3 (86%) — -3.79 1990 2208 168.9 — — — — +57 -259 +56 75.2% +1.46 14–3 (82%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.05
23 1983 2236 174.0 — — — — +136 -39 -282 77.4% +1.93 8–6 (57%) 23–11 (68%) — -4.88 1991 2140 162.8 +6.09 +2.65 1.234 53.4% +57 -134 +116 72.6% +1.23 11–4 (73%) 19–13 (59%) — -1.24
24 1984 2237 173.5 — — — — +88 +36 -239 75.3% +1.76 10–1 (91%) 12–6 (67%) — -5.71 1992 2148 164.3 +4.99 +2.39 1.187 52.7% +61 -224 +55 67.8% +0.88 12–5 (71%) 25–7 (78%) — -2.14
25 1985 2368 176.3 — — — — +99 -15 -354 85.1% +2.46 9–1 (90%) 17–6 (74%) — -4.64 1993 1898 154.7 +4.71 +0.72 1.157 52.2% +88 -80 +320 62.7% +0.83 11–8 (58%) 13–16 (45%) — -0.41
26 1986 2356 173.1 — — — — +95 +19 -277 86.0% +2.38 7–0 (100%) 12–8 (60%) — -2.06 1994 2051 165.7 +5.66 +1.82 1.199 52.9% +17 -187 +155 66.5% +0.92 15–6 (71%) 18–14 (56%) — -2.44
27 1987 2363 171.7 — — — — +80 +21 -226 80.4% +2.12 12–4 (75%) 23–13 (64%) — -1.78 1995 2057 166.6 +5.70 +2.11 1.216 53.3% +32 -189 +75 67.4% +1.08 14–7 (67%) 22–20 (52%) — -2.23
28 1988 2222 168.1 — — — — +65 +179 -105 73.7% +1.63 10–4 (71%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.43 1996 2101 162.9 +5.38 +1.75 1.195 52.8% +65 -284 +79 70.8% +1.22 12–4 (75%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.48
29 1989 2261 172.4 — — — — +69 +112 -133 82.4% +2.40 16–4 (80%) 24–10 (71%) — -2.21 1997 1946 142.8 +3.95 +2.10 1.206 53.0% +79 -105 +199 63.4% +0.84 2–5 (29%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.94
30 1990 2132 165.0 — — — — +32 — +70 75.7% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.34 1998 1893 149.7 +5.10 +0.64 1.155 51.9% +23 +66 — 58.3% +0.38 4–5 (44%) 10–7 (59%) — -2.21
31 1991 2033 166.0 +5.18 +4.23 1.249 53.9% +54 +280 +104 67.7% +1.22 17–7 (71%) 14–12 (54%) — -1.66 1999 1885 133.0 +0.67 +0.35 0.991 50.1% +10 — +155 59.5% +0.26 3–2 (60%) 5–2 (71%) — -0.70
32 1992 1997 164.6 +4.81 +3.55 1.235 53.6% +64 +118 +93 66.0% +1.13 11–15 (42%) 11–18 (38%) — -0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1993 1780 148.0 +2.08 +1.52 1.099 51.4% +85 +205 +256 57.1% +0.56 11–8 (58%) 7–14 (33%) — +1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1994 1757 147.7 +2.90 +2.81 1.201 52.9% +41 +134 — 63.1% +1.05 6–5 (55%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2424 174.3 +3.92 +3.13 1.199 53.0% +72 +21 -180 75.9% +1.82 176–89 (66%) 235–154 (60%) 99.4 -3.47 — 2269 168.9 +5.11 +1.77 1.186 52.7% +39 -199 +64 69.8% +1.18 155–79 (66%) 236–157 (60%) 106.7 -3.55

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.