Ivan Lendl assets

Short introduction

Ivan Lendl is considered one of the best tennis players of all time. Even today, the Czechoslovakian is at the top of various statistics. But it wasn’t just as a tennis player that he was number 1 in the world rankings for a long time. As coach of Andy Murray, Ivan Lendl was able to repeat this success in 2016. Today he lives in Connecticut and is the father of five daughters.

Early life

Ivan Lendl is one of the celebrities who reveal very little about their private lives. So it is only known about his early life that he was born in Ostrava in what was then Czechoslovakia. His parents were among the best tennis players in the country. His mother was long number two in the nationwide tennis rankings. His father was also considered a good tennis player. So you can say that he already had the talent for tennis in his cradle. Not much is known about Ivan Lendl’s private childhood and youth either. But about his career.

Career

Ivan Lendl was one of the world’s best players in his youth. He won the junior titles at the French Open and Wimbledon at the age of 17. He was also at the top of the world rankings for juniors. In 1978 it moved from the junior camp to professional players and was quick to show success here too. Already in 1979 he was in the final of a tennis tournament, which he still lost. In 1980 and 1981 he won seven and 10 smaller tournaments, but was already able to draw attention to himself. In 1982 he won the World Team Cup with the Czechoslovak team and was in the final of the French Open for the first time, which he lost. Since 1981, Ivan Lendl initially lived only temporarily in the United States, but then also permanently from 1984. Nevertheless, he continued to play for Czechoslovakia. Ivan Lendl has had American citizenship since 1992.

Career highlights

One of the most successful tennis players of all time has no shortage of career highlights. At Ivan Lendl, Wimbledon’s win as a junior is certainly one of them. After all, Wimbledon was the only tournament that he could never win in his professional career. The years 1982 and 1983 can certainly also be seen as a highlight. During this time he was able to win 44 games in a row.

For each player, winning is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments. These are Wimbledon, French Open, Australia Open and the US Open. Three of them even won Ivan Lendl several times. The first victory of a Grand Slam tournament was in 1984 at the French Open in Paris. Repeat 1986 and 1987. Lendl was also successful three times at the US Open. Here he even won in a row in 1985, 1986 and 1987. At the Australia Open, he won twice in 1989 and 1990.

Another highlight is certainly the number 1 in the world rankings. Lendl reached this position for the first time in 1983. In the following years, he and his toughest competitor John McEnroe took turns at the top of the world rankings for almost a week. It was not until 1985 that Ivan Lendl won this unofficial duel and remained in the top spot almost continuously until 1990. Only in 1988 did he have to relinquish the top position to Mats Wilander for 20 weeks. Overall, Lendl was number 1 in the world for 270 weeks, something no one had done before.

Other highlights of his career have to do with his work as a trainer. From 2012 to 2014 Lendl was the coach of the British tennis player Andy Murray. During this time he was able to win the gold medal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games as well as the US Open as a trainer. There were also two titles at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016. From 2018 to 2019 Lendl then worked as a trainer for Alexander Zverev, but chemistry between the two did not match, so there were no great successes. The only big success was winning the ATP Finals 2018.

Famous quotes

“How am I supposed to know what color my car is outside? I’m sitting in there. ”

“I’m afraid to look deep inside because maybe there is nothing there. Tennis is my life. It saves me from this fear. ”

“Roger Federer is the only guy I watch for his punches, it’s just beautiful.”

Amazing facts

Ivan Lendl no longer owns tennis rackets. He donated all to good causes. If he wants to play, then he has to borrow clubs.

Since he has five daughters, he says with a wink that his German Shepherd is the only one who listens to him at home.

His main competitor during his active time was John McEnroe. The two don’t get along very well to this day.

From 1981 Lendl lived in the United States, which proves his exceptional position in Czechoslovak sports. Since Czechoslovakia was a communist state, even top athletes could not easily travel to western states.