** Ivan Lendl, Czech tennis player

Along the way, he defeated sixth-ranked Thomas Muster in the fourth round and third-ranked Ivan Lendl in a five-set quarterfinal, breaking Lendl's streak of eight consecutive US Open finals.

1 Ivan Lendl.

Connors won a record 109 ATP tournaments, 15 more than Ivan Lendl, and over 30 more than Roger Federer and John McEnroe.

His career win-loss record of 1242 – 277 ( 81. 76 %) is third after Björn Borg ( 82. 7 %) and Ivan Lendl ( 81. 8 %), and he holds the record for total number of wins for a male player.

His prominent younger opponents included Björn Borg, Vitas Gerulaitis, Ivan Lendl, and John McEnroe.

Connors had shining moments against John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl, both of whom rose to prominence after Connors peaked in the mid-1970s.

Connors defeated another of the next generation of tennis stars, Ivan Lendl, in the 1982 U. S. Open final and soon regained the world no.

As an unseeded player, he upset second seed Ivan Lendl in the fourth round, fifth seed Vitas Gerulaitis in the quarterfinals, fourth seed José Luis Clerc in the semifinals, and third seed Guillermo Vilas in the final 1 – 6, 7 – 6 ( 6 ), 6 – 0, 6 – 4 in 4 hours and 42 minutes.

Becker also won five major indoor championships titles including three ATP Masters World Tour Finals ( played eight finals, second all-time to Ivan Lendl, who played nine ) and one WCT Finals and one Grand Slam Cup.

1 Ivan Lendl in straight sets in the final.

The other male players in the open era with winning percentages over 80 are Björn Borg ( 89. 8 ), Rafael Nadal ( 87. 6 ), Roger Federer ( 87. 4 ), Pete Sampras ( 84. 2 ), Jimmy Connors ( 82. 6 ), Ivan Lendl ( 81. 9 ), John McEnroe ( 81. 5 ), Novak Djokovic ( 81. 1 ) and Andre Agassi ( 80. 9 ).

And despite his relatively advanced age, his win-loss percentage during the open era was around 80 % for singles, which places him seventh on the open era list behind Björn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe and Roger Federer but ahead of Pete Sampras.

Laver topped his list ahead of Tilden and Borg ( tied ), Roger Federer, Gonzales, Rosewall, Budge, Ivan Lendl, Connors, Sampras, McEnroe, and Kramer.

*# Australian Open – Ivan Lendl

*# 1984 French Open – Ivan Lendl

Only Roger Federer ( 6 times ), Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl ( 5 times ) succeeded to win more.

After finishing his tennis career, Lendl took up golf, earning a handicap of 0 and organizing a charity competition in 2004 called the " Ivan Lendl Celebrity Golf Tournament ".

On April 10, 2010 Ivan Lendl returned to play his first tournament since his 1994 retirement from tennis.

McEnroe also won a record eight season ending championships, comprising five WCT Finals titles and three Masters Grand Prix titles from twelve final appearances at these two events, a record he shares with Ivan Lendl.

He is best remembered for his shot-making artistry and superb volleying ; for his famous rivalries with Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl ; for his confrontational on-court behavior which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities ; and for the catchphrase " You cannot be serious!

He made the WCT Final for the third time and beat Ivan Lendl in an epic five setter.

At the 1984 French Open, McEnroe lost a close final match to Ivan Lendl.

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