Tennis Pro On May - 28 - 2010
Stefan Edberg, the childhood tennis hero of Roger Federer, is a former World #1 Swedish tennis player. Edberg came to the attention of the 
tennis world when he won all the grand slam junior titles in 1983. He later went on to win 6 grand slam single titles and 3 grand slam doubles titles.
Lendl, who made a huge impact on the tennis world after winning his first top-level singles title in 1979, has not won a Grand Slam until 1984. It was after that he mostly dominated the tour with an over 90% winning percentage for each of the years from 1985 through 1987. That was a record only equalled by Federer in 2006.
In 1990, Edberg took the World #1 title from Ivan Lendl by and held onto it for a consecutive 72 weeks.
Tennis – ATP World Tour – Head To Head
|
| Stefan Edberg |
|
Ivan Lendl |
| 14 |
|
Record |
|
13 |
| Born |
| 19/01/66 |
07/03/60 |
| Birthplace |
| Vastervik, Sweden |
|
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
| Residence |
| London, England |
Goshen, CT |
| Height |
| 6’2″ (188 cm) |
6’2″ (188 cm) |
| Weight |
| 170 lbs (77 kg) |
175 lbs (79 kg) |
| Plays |
| Right-handed |
Right-handed |
| Turned Pro |
| 1983 |
1978 |
| Career Won/Lost |
| 806/270 |
1,071/239 |
| Career Titles |
| 42 |
94 |
| Career Prize Money |
| $20,630,941 |
$21,262,417 |
Match Details
Stefan Edberg and Ivan Lendl met a total of 27 times during their careers. Stefan Edberg leads the series 14 to 13.
| Year |
Tournament |
Surface |
Round |
Winner |
Score |
| 1984 |
Rotterdam |
Carpet |
SF |
Ivan Lendl |
6-3 2-6 7-6 |
| 1985 |
Delray Beach |
Hard |
R16 |
Stefan Edberg |
6-4 7-6 |
| 1985 |
Dallas |
Carpet |
QF |
Ivan Lendl |
3-6 7-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 1985 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
SF |
Stefan Edberg |
6-7 7-5 6-1 4-6 9-7 |
| 1986 |
US Open |
Hard |
SF |
Ivan Lendl |
7-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 1986 |
Tokyo |
Carpet |
SF |
Stefan Edberg |
7-5 6-1 |
| 1986 |
New York City |
Carpet |
RR |
Ivan Lendl |
6-3 6-4 |
| 1987 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
SF |
Ivan Lendl |
3-6 6-4 7-6 6-4 |
| 1987 |
Montreal |
Hard |
F |
Ivan Lendl |
6-4 7-6 |
| 1987 |
Tokyo |
Carpet |
F |
Stefan Edberg |
6-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 1988 |
New York City |
Carpet |
SF |
Ivan Lendl |
6-3 7-6 |
| 1989 |
Scottsdale |
Hard |
F |
Ivan Lendl |
6-2 6-3 |
| 1989 |
Tokyo |
Hard |
F |
Stefan Edberg |
6-3 2-6 6-4 |
| 1989 |
Stockholm |
Carpet |
SF |
Ivan Lendl |
6-0 2-6 6-3 |
| 1989 |
New York City |
Carpet |
SF |
Stefan Edberg |
7-6 7-5 |
| 1990 |
Australian Open |
Hardcourt |
F |
Ivan Lendl |
4-6 7-6 5-2, retired |
| 1990 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
SF |
Stefan Edberg |
6-1 7-6 6-3 |
| 1990 |
Sidney |
Hard (i) |
SF |
Stefan Edberg |
3-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 1990 |
Tokyo |
Carpet |
SF |
Ivan Lendl |
7-5 6-3 |
| 1990 |
Frankfurt |
Carpet |
SF |
Stefan Edberg |
6-4 6-2 |
| 1991 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
SF |
Ivan Lendl |
6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 |
| 1991 |
Tokyo |
Hard |
F |
Stefan Edberg |
6-1 7-5 6-0 |
| 1991 |
Long Island |
Hard |
F |
Ivan Lendl |
6-3 6-2 |
| 1991 |
US Open |
Hard |
SF |
Stefan Edberg |
6-3 6-3 6-4 |
| 1992 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
QF |
Stefan Edberg |
4-6 7-5 6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 |
| 1992 |
New Haven |
Hard |
SF |
Stefan Edberg |
7-6(2) 4-6 6-3 |
| 1992 |
US Open |
Hard |
QF |
Stefan Edberg |
6-3 6-3 3-6 5-7 7-6(3) |
