Ivan Lendl

GPTKB entity

Statements (469)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Tennis
gptkbp:active_years 1978-1994
gptkbp:atp_ranking_high gptkb:No._1
gptkbp:awards gptkb:BBC_Overseas_Sports_Personality_of_the_Year
gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:ITF_World_Champion
gptkb:Czech_Sportsman_of_the_Year
ATP Player of the Year
gptkbp:best_singles_ranking World No. 1 for 270 weeks
gptkbp:birth_date 1960-03-07
1960-03-06
March 7, 1960
March 6, 1960
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Austrian_Empire
gptkb:Ostrava
gptkb:Ostrava,_Czechoslovakia
Austrian Silesia, Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:birth_year gptkb:1960
gptkbp:born March 7, 1960
gptkbp:career_start gptkb:1978
gptkbp:career_titles 94
gptkbp:championship gptkb:0
gptkb:1980
2
94
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
2
gptkbp:coaching_career gptkb:2001
gptkb:Andy_Murray
gptkb:Yes
2001-2003
2001-present
2012-present
Started in 2001
gptkbp:coaching_style Analytical
gptkbp:competed_in gptkb:Davis_Cup
gptkbp:completed Runner-up
gptkbp:date_of_birth March 7, 1960
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:1978
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:John_Mc_Enroe
gptkbp:defense gptkb:1981
gptkb:1982
gptkb:1983
gptkb:1984
gptkb:1985
gptkb:1987
gptkb:1989
gptkb:1990
Right-handed
Two-handed
Two-handed backhand
Topspin
gptkbp:famous_for Mental toughness
Physical fitness
mental toughness
Fitness level
Training regimen
strategic play
Baseline play
Training methods
Strategic gameplay
Influence on future players
fitness level
Fitness and Conditioning
Two-handed backhand
Fitness and conditioning
Consistency in performance
his influence on future generations of players
Powerful forehand
Powerful baseline play
Powerful groundstrokes
Strategic play
intense training regimen
his contributions to tennis coaching
Long matches
Aggressive return of serve
Endurance on court
powerful groundstrokes
Powerful Groundstrokes
Power and consistency
being a pioneer in fitness training in tennis
his rivalry with American players
his role in popularizing tennis in the 1980s
his success in the ATP Tour
His baseline play and fitness
Consistency and fitness
Pioneering fitness training in tennis
Powerful baseline game
gptkbp:famous_match gptkb:1986_Australian_Open_Final
gptkb:1989_Australian_Open_Final
gptkb:1985_French_Open_Final
gptkb:1987_Australian_Open_Final
gptkb:1984_French_Open_Final
gptkb:1988_French_Open_Final
gptkb:1988_US_Open_Final
gptkb:1989_French_Open_Final
gptkb:1992_French_Open_Final
gptkb:1994_Australian_Open_Final
gptkb:1987_French_Open_Final
gptkb:1984_French_Open_final
gptkb:1986_US_Open_Final
gptkb:1988_Australian_Open_Final
gptkb:1991_French_Open_Final
gptkb:1993_French_Open_Final
gptkb:1984_US_Open_Final
gptkb:1990_US_Open_Final
1992 Australian Open Final
1993 Australian Open Final
1989 US Open Final
1985 US Open Final
1986 French Open Final
1987 US Open Final
1990 Australian Open Final
1991 US Open Final
1986 French Open final against Ivan Lendl
1994 French Open Final
1991 Australian Open Final
1993 US Open Final
1991 US Open final against Jim Courier
1984 French Open final against John Mc Enroe
1985 US Open final against Boris Becker
1987 Australian Open final against Stefan Edberg
1988 French Open final against Mats Wilander
1988 US Open final against Mats Wilander
1990 Australian Open final against Wayne Ferreira
1990 US Open final against Pete Sampras
1991 French Open final against Jim Courier
1992 Australian Open final against Jim Courier
1992 French Open final against Jim Courier
1993 Australian Open final against Stefan Edberg
1993 French Open final against Sergi Bruguera
1994 French Open final against Michael Chang
1994 US Open final against Andre Agassi
gptkbp:famous_quote " I don't believe in luck."
" You have to believe in yourself when no one else does."
" I don't think about the past."
" The more I practice, the luckier I get."
" I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work."
I don't care about the money.
gptkbp:famous_rival gptkb:Dominic_Thiem
gptkb:Jannik_Sinner
gptkb:Boris_Becker
gptkb:Stefan_Edberg
gptkb:Carlos_Alcaraz
gptkb:Jimmy_Connors
gptkb:John_Mc_Enroe
gptkb:Andy_Roddick
gptkb:Andrey_Rublev
gptkb:Mikhail_Youzhny
gptkb:Pete_Sampras
gptkb:Rafael_Nadal
gptkb:Andre_Agassi
gptkb:Novak_Djokovic
gptkb:Roger_Federer
gptkb:Goran_Ivanisevic
gptkb:Michael_Chang
gptkb:Daniil_Medvedev
gptkb:David_Ferrer
gptkb:Marat_Safin
gptkb:Björn_Borg
gptkb:Alexander_Zverev
gptkbp:final_match_date gptkb:1994
gptkbp:final_score 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–4
7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–4
gptkbp:first_atp_title gptkb:1980
gptkbp:first_major_final gptkb:1982_French_Open
gptkbp:first_us_open_final_appearance gptkb:1982
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Ivan_Lendl
gptkbp:grand_slam_titles gptkb:1981_French_Open
gptkb:1984_French_Open
gptkb:0
gptkb:19
gptkb:1984
gptkb:1990
gptkb:3
gptkb:1990_Australian_Open
8
0 (as of 1982)
gptkbp:hall_of_fame_induction gptkb:2001
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:3
gptkbp:has_meetings gptkb:1982
gptkb:1992
gptkbp:has_won 8 Grand Slam titles
gptkbp:head Lendl leads 37-21
Lendl leads 15-8
gptkbp:head_coach gptkb:Hugo_Gaston
gptkb:Dominic_Thiem
gptkb:Jannik_Sinner
gptkb:Sebastian_Korda
gptkb:Boris_Becker
gptkb:Jo-Wilfried_Tsonga
gptkb:Brandon_Nakashima
gptkb:Carlos_Alcaraz
gptkb:Carlos_Moya
gptkb:Maxime_Cressy
gptkb:Stefanos_Tsitsipas
gptkb:Sam_Querrey
gptkb:Alexander_Bublik
gptkb:Alexandr_Bublik
gptkb:Arthur_Cazaux
gptkb:Benjamin_Bonzi
gptkb:Enzo_Couacaud
gptkb:Flavio_Cobolli
gptkb:Giovanni_Mpetshi_Perricard
gptkb:Hugo_Grenier
gptkb:Hugo_Nys
gptkb:Yuri_Rodionov
gptkb:Andy_Roddick
gptkb:Andrey_Rublev
gptkb:Fernando_Verdasco
gptkb:Jiri_Lehecka
gptkb:Tommy_Robredo
gptkb:Yannick_Hanfmann
gptkb:Cameron_Norrie
gptkb:Lucas_Pouille
gptkb:Mikhail_Youzhny
gptkb:Aslan_Karatsev
gptkb:Jelena_Ostapenko
gptkb:Ben_Shelton
gptkb:Tommy_Paul
gptkb:Pablo_Carreno_Busta
gptkb:Jack_Sock
gptkb:Jenson_Brooksby
gptkb:Tony_Roche
gptkb:Marin_Čilić
gptkb:David_Goffin
gptkb:Alexis_Galarneau
gptkb:Andy_Murray
gptkb:Grigor_Dimitrov
gptkb:Kyle_Edmund
gptkb:Alexei_Popyrin
gptkb:Benoît_Paire
gptkb:Luca_Nardi
gptkb:Alex_de_Minaur
gptkb:Diego_Schwartzman
gptkb:Goran_Ivanisevic
gptkb:Juan_Carlos_Ferrero
gptkb:Daniil_Medvedev
gptkb:Ryan_Harrison
gptkb:Botic_van_de_Zandschulp
gptkb:Tommy_Haas
gptkb:David_Ferrer
gptkb:Taylor_Fritz
gptkb:Frances_Tiafoe
gptkb:Denis_Shapovalov
gptkb:Marcos_Baghdatis
gptkb:Marat_Safin
gptkb:Nick_Bollettieri
gptkb:Karen_Khachanov
gptkb:Dmitry_Tursunov
gptkb:Mackenzie_Mc_Donald
gptkb:Alexander_Zverev
gptkb:Lorenzo_Sonego
gptkb:Reilly_Opelka
gptkb:Milos_Raonic
gptkb:Mike_De_Palmer
Analytical
Jules Okala
gptkbp:height 1.85 m
6 ft 2 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ivan Lendl
gptkbp:inducted_into__hall_of__fame gptkb:2001
gptkbp:is_considered one of the greatest players of his era
gptkbp:is_from gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:is_known_for powerful baseline play
winning multiple Grand Slam titles
his powerful groundstrokes
gptkbp:is_married_to gptkb:marriage
gptkbp:known_for Baseline play
gptkbp:last_atp_title gptkb:1993
gptkbp:last_major_final gptkb:1993_US_Open
gptkbp:losses gptkb:1983_French_Open_final
gptkb:1983_US_Open_final
gptkb:1990_Australian_Open_final
gptkb:Mats_Wilander
gptkbp:medal gptkb:Gold_Medal
gptkb:None
Silver Medal
Bronze Medal 1980
gptkbp:men's_doubles_champion gptkb:0
gptkb:1
gptkb:3
gptkb:6
gptkbp:most_titles gptkb:1984_French_Open
gptkb:1990_Australian_Open
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Czech
Czech-American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Beast
gptkbp:notable_achievement First player to win 1000 matches
Won 3 consecutive US Open titles (1985, 1986, 1987)
Won 2 consecutive Australian Open titles (1989, 1990)
Won 3 consecutive French Open titles (1984, 1986, 1987)
Won 1 Wimbledon title (1986)
First player to win 8 Grand Slam titles in the Open Era
gptkbp:notable_achievements Won 6 year-end championships
Won 94 ATP singles titles
Coached Andy Murray to three Grand Slam titles.
Dominated the ATP rankings in the 1980s.
Pioneered the use of fitness training in tennis.
Ranked No. 1 for 270 weeks.
Won 3 consecutive French Open titles.
Won 5 consecutive US Open finals.
Won 66 consecutive matches on hard courts.
Won the 1982 and 1983 US Open.
Won the 1984 French Open.
Won the 1987 Australian Open.
Won the 1988 French Open.
Won the 1990 Australian Open.
Won the 1991 US Open.
Won the 1992 French Open.
Won the 1993 Australian Open.
Won the 1994 US Open.
Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
First player to earn over $10 million in prize money.
Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
First player to earn over $10 million in prize money
Reached 19 Grand Slam finals
Won 3 consecutive French Open titles (1986-1988)
Won 3 consecutive US Open titles (1985-1987)
Won the 1982 WCT Finals
Won the 1985 ATP Player of the Year
Won the 1986 ITF World Champion
Won the 1987 US Open
Won the 1988 French Open
Won the 1990 Australian Open
Won the 1991 US Open
Won the 1992 French Open
Won the 1993 US Open
Won the 1994 ATP Tour Finals
Won the 1994 ATP Tour Finals Series
Won the 1994 ATP Tour World Championships
Won the 1994 Australian Open
Won the 1994 Australian Open Series
Won the 1994 Davis Cup
Won the 1994 Davis Cup Series
Won the 1994 French Open
Won the 1994 French Open Series
Won the 1994 Grand Slam Cup
Won the 1994 Grand Slam Cup Series
Won the 1994 Olympic Games
Won the 1994 Olympic Games Series
Won the 1994 US Open
Won the 1994 US Open Series
Won the 1994 WCT Finals
Won the 1994 WCT Finals Series
Won the 1994 Wimbledon
Won the 1994 Wimbledon Series
Won the 1994 World Team Cup
Won the 1994 World Team Cup Series
Won 2 consecutive Australian Open titles (1989-1990)
Known for his powerful groundstrokes and mental toughness
Had a successful junior career before turning professional.
Influenced the next generation of players with his training methods
Coached several top players after retirement
Helped Andy Murray win 2 Grand Slam titles
Known for his intense on-court demeanor
Pioneered the use of fitness training in tennis
Ranked World No. 1 for 270 weeks
Won 2 Australian Open titles in 1989 and 1990
Won 3 consecutive US Open titles from 1985 to 1987
Won the 1982 US Open as his first Grand Slam title
First player to win the ATP Player of the Year award in 1982
Won 3 consecutive French Open titles from 1984 to 1986
Popularized the two-handed backhand in men's tennis
Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001
gptkbp:notable_inductees gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:notable_match gptkb:1984_French_Open_Final
1986 French Open Final
1984 US Open final against John Mc Enroe
gptkbp:notable_rivalry gptkb:Boris_Becker
gptkb:Stefan_Edberg
gptkb:Jimmy_Connors
gptkb:John_Mc_Enroe
gptkb:Pete_Sampras
gptkb:Andre_Agassi
gptkb:Lendl-Connors_rivalry
gptkb:Mats_Wilander
10 years
Mc Enroe vs Lendl
gptkbp:number_of_matches 1510
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:American_football_coach
gptkbp:opponent_in_us_open_final gptkb:John_Mc_Enroe
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:1986_French_Open
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Ostrava,_Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:played_for gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:playing_career_duration 1978-1994
gptkbp:prize_money $21,000,000
$21,262,417
gptkbp:rank World No. 1
gptkbp:record 15-20
7-4 in favor of Lendl
21-15 against John Mc Enroe
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:result_of_us_open_final lost
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1994
professional tennis
gptkbp:retirement gptkb:American_football_coach
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:1994
gptkb:34
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Boris_Becker
gptkb:Jimmy_Connors
gptkb:John_Mc_Enroe
gptkbp:score 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Jana_Lendlova
gptkbp:signage Right-handed
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Samantha_Lendl
gptkb:Samantha_Frankel
Samatha Lendl
gptkbp:style_of_play Baseline
Right-handed
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
baseline
Aggressive baseline
Baseline player
baseliner
gptkbp:television_commentator No
gptkbp:title gptkb:3
94
gptkbp:tournament gptkb:3
gptkb:1993_US_Open
gptkb:1981_US_Open
2
gptkbp:turning_pro gptkb:1978
gptkb:1980
gptkbp:was_seeking his first French Open title
gptkbp:weight 190 lb
86 kg
gptkbp:won gptkb:1984_French_Open
gptkb:1985_US_Open
gptkb:1988_French_Open_final
gptkb:Jimmy_Connors
gptkb:US_Open
gptkb:French_Open_1984_final
gptkb:French_Open_1986_final
gptkb:French_Open_1987_final
gptkb:John_Mc_Enroe
gptkb:1986_final
gptkb:0
gptkb:French_Open
gptkb:1984_French_Open_Final
gptkb:1989_final
gptkb:1986_Wimbledon_quarterfinal
gptkb:first_round_of_1986_French_Open
3 US Open titles
2 Australian Open titles
8 Grand Slam titles
3 French Open titles
gptkbp:year gptkb:1984
gptkb:1985
gptkb:24
gptkbp:year_established gptkb:2001
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1984_French_Open
gptkb:1985_US_Open
gptkb:1987_US_Open
gptkb:1988_Australian_Open
gptkb:1989_French_Open
gptkb:Boris_Becker
gptkb:Andy_Murray
gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:concert_tour
gptkb:1986_US_Open
gptkb:1981_US_Open
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4