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Ivan Lendl vs J. Connors H2H: 22-12

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Ivan Lendl vs J. Connors.

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Ivan Lendl
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
22 – 12
34 main draw meetings
J. Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

Career Comparison

MetricIvan LendlJ. Connors
Peak Ranking #1 #1
Peak Points 3,420 875
Peak Elo 2,424 2,410
Singles W-L 1,051–229 1,262–294
Win % 82.1% 81.1%
Grand Slam titles 8 8
Masters 1000 titles 11 1
ATP Finals titles 6 1
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 69 99
Total titles 94 109
Age Ivan Lendl J. Connors
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0
18 1978 9–7 56.2% #74 1,637 0 0 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,769 0 0
19 1979 35–17 67.3% #21 1,882 0 0 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,991 0 6
20 1980 103–28 78.6% #6 2,131 0 7 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,152 0 17
21 1981 95–12 88.8% #3 2,321 0 17 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,301 3 32
22 1982 104–8 92.9% #3 2,369 0 32 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,260 3 41
23 1983 75–16 82.4% #2 2,235 0 39 1976 97–8 92.4% #1 2,370 4 53
24 1984 58–12 82.9% #3 2,234 1 42 1977 69–15 82.1% #1 2,271 4 61
25 1985 80–6 93.0% #1 2,367 2 53 1978 67–6 91.8% #1 2,326 5 71
26 1986 75–6 92.6% #1 2,355 4 62 1979 78–12 86.7% #2 2,272 5 79
27 1987 75–7 91.5% #1 2,362 6 70 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,197 5 85
28 1988 41–8 83.7% #2 2,220 6 73 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,162 5 89
29 1989 80–7 92.0% #1 2,261 7 83 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,263 7 96
30 1990 54–12 81.8% #3 2,130 8 88 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,193 8 100
31 1991 55–18 75.3% #5 2,031 8 91 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,240 8 105
32 1992 51–24 68.0% #8 2,006 8 92 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,133 8 105
33 1993 33–23 58.9% #19 1,780 8 94 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,013 8 105
34 1994 28–18 60.9% #55 1,754 8 94 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,985 8 105
35 — — — — — — — 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,020 8 107
36 — — — — — — — 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,957 8 109
37 — — — — — — — 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,881 8 109
38 — — — — — — — 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,887 8 109
39 — — — — — — — 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,774 8 109
40 — — — — — — — 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,717 8 109
41 — — — — — — — 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,681 8 109
42 — — — — — — — 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,673 8 109
43 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,665 8 109

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 4, 1992* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Ivan Lendl #7 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-0 J. Connors #33 Match data
Aug 14, 1988* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 SF Hard Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-4 J. Connors #6 Match data
Dec 2, 1987 Masters ATP Finals RR Carpet Ivan Lendl #1 4-3 (ret.) J. Connors #4 Match data
Sep 14, 1987* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-2 6-2 J. Connors #5 Match data
Aug 16, 1987* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 SF Hard Ivan Lendl #1 7-5 6-4 J. Connors #6 Match data
Aug 1, 1987* Washington ATP 250 SF Hard Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 7-6 J. Connors #6 Match data
Mar 1, 1987* Key Biscayne Masters 1000 SF Hard Ivan Lendl #1 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 J. Connors #8 Match data
Aug 9, 1986* Stratton Mountain ATP 250 SF Hard Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 3-6 6-2 J. Connors #5 Match data
Mar 23, 1986* Fort Myers ATP 250 F Hard Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-0 J. Connors #4 Match data
Feb 16, 1986* Boca West Masters 1000 SF Hard Ivan Lendl #1 1-6 6-1 6-2 2-6 5-2 DEF J. Connors #4 Match data
Sep 9, 1985* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-3 7-5 J. Connors #4 Match data
Aug 10, 1985* Stratton Mountain ATP 250 SF Hard Ivan Lendl #2 6-0 4-6 6-4 J. Connors #4 Match data
Jun 9, 1985* Roland Garros Grand Slam SF Clay Ivan Lendl #2 6-2 6-3 6-1 J. Connors #3 Match data
Apr 13, 1985* Dallas ATP 250 SF Carpet Ivan Lendl #2 6-3 2-1 (ret.) J. Connors #3 Match data
Mar 31, 1985* Fort Myers ATP 250 F Hard Ivan Lendl #3 6-3 6-2 J. Connors #2 Match data
Jan 15, 1985* Masters ATP Finals SF Carpet Ivan Lendl #3 7-5 6-7 7-5 J. Connors #2 Match data
Nov 10, 1984* Wembley ATP 250 SF Carpet Ivan Lendl #3 6-4 6-2 J. Connors #2 Match data
Oct 21, 1984* Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 F Carpet J. Connors #3 6-4 3-6 6-0 Ivan Lendl #2 Match data
Jul 8, 1984* Wimbledon Grand Slam SF Grass J. Connors #3 6-7 6-3 7-5 6-1 Ivan Lendl #2 Match data
May 11, 1984* Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 SF Clay Ivan Lendl #2 6-0 6-0 J. Connors #3 Match data
Jan 17, 1984* Masters ATP Finals SF Carpet Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-4 J. Connors #3 Match data
Sep 13, 1983* US Open Grand Slam F Hard J. Connors #3 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-0 Ivan Lendl #2 Match data
Aug 14, 1983* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 SF Hard Ivan Lendl #2 6-1 6-3 J. Connors #3 Match data
Jun 11, 1983* Queen's Club ATP 250 SF Grass J. Connors #2 6-0 6-3 Ivan Lendl #3 Match data
Jan 25, 1983* Masters ATP Finals SF Carpet Ivan Lendl #3 6-3 6-1 J. Connors #2 Match data
Sep 14, 1982* US Open Grand Slam F Hard J. Connors #1 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 Ivan Lendl #2 Match data
Aug 22, 1982* Cincinnati Masters 1000 SF Hard Ivan Lendl #4 6-1 6-1 J. Connors #2 Match data
Feb 22, 1981* La Quinta ATP 250 F Hard J. Connors #3 6-3 7-6 Ivan Lendl #6 Match data
Jan 14, 1981 Masters ATP Finals RR Carpet J. Connors #3 7-6 6-1 Ivan Lendl #6 Match data
Aug 24, 1980* Cincinnati Masters 1000 QF Hard J. Connors #3 6-2 6-0 Ivan Lendl #10 Match data
Aug 1, 1980* North Conway ATP 250 SF Clay J. Connors #3 6-4 6-2 Ivan Lendl #10 Match data
May 3, 1980* Dallas Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet J. Connors #3 6-4 7-5 6-3 Ivan Lendl #13 Match data
Feb 29, 1980* Memphis ATP 250 R16 Carpet J. Connors #3 6-2 6-3 Ivan Lendl #24 Match data
Aug 6, 1979 Indianapolis ATP 250 QF Clay J. Connors #2 6-2 7-6 Ivan Lendl #37 Match data