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

Ivan Lendl vs Emilio Sanchez H2H: 4-1

Ivan Lendl holds a 4–1 lead over Emilio Sanchez in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Ivan Lendl leads 3–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Ivan Lendl won the 1993 Monte-Carlo Masters round of 32 7-5 6-3.

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Ivan Lendl
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Emilio Sanchez
ESP Age 61 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Lendl #8 7-5 6-3 Emilio Sanchez #33 Match data Apr 22, 1993* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Emilio Sanchez #18 6-3 6-7 6-4 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Mar 21, 1990* R16 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-2 Emilio Sanchez #23 Match data Oct 1, 1989* F Bordeaux ATP 250 Clay
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 3-6 6-3 Emilio Sanchez #17 Match data Mar 11, 1989* SF Scottsdale ATP 250 Hard
Ivan Lendl #1 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-1 Emilio Sanchez #20 Match data May 19, 1986* F Italian Open ATP 500 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
Emilio Sanchez #1,301 #7 1,634 2,037 406 274 59.7% 0 1 0 1 13 15

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 Emilio Sanchez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1978 9–7 56.2% #74 1,638 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1979 35–17 67.3% #21 1,885 0 0 1984 9–12 42.9% #111 1,546 0 0
20 1980 101–27 78.9% #6 2,135 0 7 1985 16–14 53.3% #64 1,669 0 0
21 1981 91–11 89.2% #3 2,317 0 17 1986 52–23 69.3% #16 1,840 0 3
22 1982 104–8 92.9% #3 2,371 0 32 1987 56–23 70.9% #17 1,870 0 7
23 1983 75–16 82.4% #2 2,235 0 39 1988 40–20 66.7% #17 1,887 0 8
24 1984 58–12 82.9% #3 2,236 1 42 1989 37–16 69.8% #19 1,877 0 9
25 1985 80–6 93.0% #1 2,367 2 53 1990 48–24 66.7% #8 1,814 0 11
26 1986 75–6 92.6% #1 2,356 4 62 1991 40–22 64.5% #14 1,849 0 14
27 1987 75–7 91.5% #1 2,362 6 70 1992 43–26 62.3% #21 1,795 0 15
28 1988 41–8 83.7% #2 2,221 6 73 1993 28–26 51.9% #41 1,688 0 15
29 1989 80–7 92.0% #1 2,261 7 83 1994 17–26 39.5% #74 1,630 0 15
30 1990 54–12 81.8% #3 2,132 8 88 1995 13–22 37.1% #108 1,588 0 15
31 1991 55–18 75.3% #5 2,032 8 91 1996 7–16 30.4% #173 1,505 0 15
32 1992 51–24 68.0% #8 1,997 8 92 1997 0–4 0.0% #1056 1,467 0 15
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 Emilio Sanchez
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 %
18 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 11 4 15 73.3% 23 11 34 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1980 31 5 36 86.1% 40 8 48 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 25 11 36 69.4% 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 15 11 26 57.7% — — — — — — — —
21 1981 39 2 41 95.1% 42 6 48 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1986 4 4 8 50.0% 43 12 55 78.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
22 1982 22 3 25 88.0% 44 5 49 89.8% — — — — 38 0 38 100.0% 1987 8 9 17 47.1% 41 9 50 82.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 1983 17 3 20 85.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 30 5 35 85.7% 1988 14 7 21 66.7% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1984 10 3 13 76.9% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 28 4 32 87.5% 1989 16 6 22 72.7% 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1985 29 3 32 90.6% 27 1 28 96.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 17 0 17 100.0% 1990 15 4 19 78.9% 28 12 40 70.0% — — — — 5 8 13 38.5%
26 1986 30 2 32 93.8% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 22 2 24 91.7% 1991 15 10 25 60.0% 23 8 31 74.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
27 1987 34 2 36 94.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 1992 19 7 26 73.1% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
28 1988 17 3 20 85.0% 15 1 16 93.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1993 5 9 14 35.7% 23 16 39 59.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1989 39 2 41 95.1% 21 2 23 91.3% 11 1 12 91.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 1994 4 7 11 36.4% 13 18 31 41.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1990 21 6 27 77.8% — — — — 10 1 11 90.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 1995 1 3 4 25.0% 12 18 30 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1991 31 8 39 79.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 1996 2 4 6 33.3% 5 11 16 31.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 1992 30 10 40 75.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1997 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 104 74 178 58.4% 280 159 439 63.8% 4 8 12 33.3% 18 33 51 35.3%

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 Emilio Sanchez
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
18 1978 1638 133.5 — — — — -62 +28 — 52.8% +0.33 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1885 154.3 — — — — -118 +4 — 63.1% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.51 1984 1546 126.4 — — — — — +91 — 48.1% -0.09 2–4 (33%) 4–5 (44%) — +1.49
20 1980 2135 170.0 — — — — +71 -36 -486 73.1% +1.68 16–8 (67%) 19–13 (59%) — -7.38 1985 1669 143.3 — — — — -164 +69 — 53.3% +0.61 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.05
21 1981 2318 177.0 — — — — +49 -31 — 80.5% +2.32 17–7 (71%) 15–7 (68%) — -6.33 1986 1841 151.3 — — — — -231 +97 — 64.0% +0.89 16–10 (62%) 12–6 (67%) — -0.99
22 1982 2371 176.5 — — — — +113 -76 — 86.7% +2.34 10–5 (67%) 19–3 (86%) — -3.79 1987 1870 151.7 — — — — -232 +179 -269 64.9% +1.14 15–5 (75%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.87
23 1983 2236 174.0 — — — — +136 -39 -282 77.4% +1.93 8–6 (57%) 23–11 (68%) — -4.88 1988 1888 152.5 — — — — -85 +107 — 62.4% +1.00 12–6 (67%) 8–12 (40%) — -0.75
24 1984 2237 173.5 — — — — +88 +36 -239 75.3% +1.76 10–1 (91%) 12–6 (67%) — -5.71 1989 1877 153.9 — — — — -20 +114 — 66.9% +1.16 7–7 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -1.74
25 1985 2368 176.3 — — — — +99 -15 -354 85.1% +2.46 9–1 (90%) 17–6 (74%) — -4.64 1990 1814 155.5 — — — — +57 +66 — 60.3% +0.79 18–8 (69%) 12–11 (52%) — +0.85
26 1986 2356 173.1 — — — — +95 +19 -277 86.0% +2.38 7–0 (100%) 12–8 (60%) — -2.06 1991 1850 150.0 — — — — -33 +123 — 62.3% +0.79 8–5 (62%) 14–12 (54%) — -0.75
27 1987 2363 171.7 — — — — +80 +21 -226 80.4% +2.12 12–4 (75%) 23–13 (64%) — -1.78 1992 1796 147.4 — — — — +6 +100 — 58.7% +0.63 14–8 (64%) 19–19 (50%) — -0.45
28 1988 2222 168.1 — — — — +65 +179 -105 73.7% +1.63 10–4 (71%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.43 1993 1689 134.0 — — — — -26 +79 — 50.7% -0.16 11–12 (48%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.43
29 1989 2261 172.4 — — — — +69 +112 -133 82.4% +2.40 16–4 (80%) 24–10 (71%) — -2.21 1994 1630 135.6 — — — — -26 +71 — 39.4% -0.54 4–8 (33%) 6–10 (38%) — -1.30
30 1990 2132 165.0 — — — — +32 — +70 75.7% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.34 1995 1588 125.5 — — — — -13 +45 — 39.8% -0.48 4–4 (50%) 6–13 (32%) — +0.36
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 1996 1506 114.4 — — — — +43 +56 — 31.4% -1.29 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.87
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 1997 1467 97.2 — — — — — +59 — 11.1% -3.22 0–1 — — -0.14
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 — 2038 151.2 — — — — -56 +97 -269 57.2% +0.54 117–85 (58%) 120–127 (49%) 97.8 -0.18

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.