End of year ranking coming down to one match - Page 2

krosero · 02-13-2012, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by pc1

That comment by Miller surprises me but I suppose that since Borg won the French it is reasonable to think he could have been number one if he won the Masters at the end of the year. Still Ashe with Wimbledon and the WCT might still have been number one.

It does seem strange, I never had thought that Borg was in contention for #1 in '75. Now that I look at the record he's closer to Ashe than I had assumed, but I don't think he's close enough (not even if he had won the Masters).

krosero · 02-20-2012, 07:15 PM

If Wilander had beaten Noah in '83, I'd put him over McEnroe for the year.

krosero · 02-20-2012, 07:17 PM

What about in '82, if Connors loses to McEnroe in the Wimbledon final but still beats Lendl at USO. Who would be #1?

Benhur · 02-21-2012, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by krosero

What about in '82, if Connors loses to McEnroe in the Wimbledon final but still beats Lendl at USO. Who would be #1?

That would have made it a very controversial year, because in that case Lendl would have had a strong case as well for the number one spot.

krosero · 02-21-2012, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Benhur

That would have made it a very controversial year, because in that case Lendl would have had a strong case as well for the number one spot.

Connors and Mac each with 1 Slam and 6 titles overall. Lendl with 15 titles including Dallas and Masters. Tough year.

timnz · 02-21-2012, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by krosero

Connors and Mac each with 1 Slam and 6 titles overall. Lendl with 15 titles including Dallas and Masters. Tough year.

Yeah and Lendl's total is actually higher than 15 tournament wins. The 15 doesn't include the European Community Championship in which he beat McEnroe in the final. Just a dominant year from him (particularly over McEnroe) - pity he couldn't have pulled it out in the US Open final.

jrepac · 02-22-2012, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by krosero

If Wilander had beaten Noah in '83, I'd put him over McEnroe for the year.

as I recall, a lot of people felt Wilander was the best player in '83...if he won RG, he would have had a much stronger case.

krosero · 02-25-2012, 06:18 PM

If Becker had beaten Edberg in the 1990 Wimbledon final, it would give Becker 6 titles for the year. He would have small leads over the other Slam champions (Gomez won 3 titles, Sampras 4, Lendl 5).

Looks close between Becker and Lendl. Against each other that year they went 2-2.

krosero · 02-25-2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by timnz

Yeah and Lendl's total is actually higher than 15 tournament wins. The 15 doesn't include the European Community Championship in which he beat McEnroe in the final. Just a dominant year from him (particularly over McEnroe) - pity he couldn't have pulled it out in the US Open final.

Yes definitely, a 4-0 record over Mac that year (5-0 with the EC Championship). The only Top Ten players who had winning H2H over him were Wilander (2-1) and Vilas (2-0).

kiki · 02-26-2012, 02:29 AM

1972

Smith had beaten nastase at Wimbly and Nastase beat Ashe at the US Open.

Then again, Stan beat Ilie in that extremely torrid Davis Cup final at Bucharest...and in the Masters at Barcelona, Nastase beats in 5 hard fought sets the californian giant.This match probably put Nasty over Godzila at the end of 1972.Still, in H to H matches, Smith had the edge ( 2 -1)

PDJ · 10-24-2012, 08:00 AM

In 1982 (& possibly 85) the no1 spot was decided by the Tour Championships between Evert & Navratilova

kiki · 10-25-2012, 04:11 AM

1971 Kodes wins RG and loses USO final while Smith wins USO and loses W final...and reaches Masters finals where Nasty beats him.That lost final gives him n1. ..oh wait!! ROSEWALL wins AO and Dallas and reaches W semis...Rosewall and Smith for n1 in that year

02-26-2012, 02:29 AM	#30
kiki G.O.A.T. Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,500	1972 Smith had beaten nastase at Wimbly and Nastase beat Ashe at the US Open. Then again, Stan beat Ilie in that extremely torrid Davis Cup final at Bucharest...and in the Masters at Barcelona, Nastase beats in 5 hard fought sets the californian giant.This match probably put Nasty over Godzila at the end of 1972.Still, in H to H matches, Smith had the edge ( 2 -1) __________________ " I have watched plenty of matches of the 70´s and 80´s" ABMK, the historian

10-24-2012, 08:00 AM	#31
PDJ Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 328	In 1982 (& possibly 85) the no1 spot was decided by the Tour Championships between Evert & Navratilova __________________ Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts," probably lost. Martina Navratilova

10-25-2012, 04:11 AM	#32
kiki G.O.A.T. Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,500	1971 Kodes wins RG and loses USO final while Smith wins USO and loses W final...and reaches Masters finals where Nasty beats him.That lost final gives him n1. ..oh wait!! ROSEWALL wins AO and Dallas and reaches W semis...Rosewall and Smith for n1 in that year __________________ " I have watched plenty of matches of the 70´s and 80´s" ABMK, the historian

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