match report

Ivan Lendl beat Martin Jaite 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open quarter-final, 1985 on clay Lendl, the defending champion, would go onto lose in the final to Mats Wilander. Jaite was unseeded Lendl won 106 points, Jaite 88 Serve Stats Lendl... - 1st serve percentage (40/93) 43% - 1st serve...

Ivan Lendl beat Miloslav Mecir 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(3) in the French Open semi-final, 1987 on clay Lendl would go onto defend his title and win his third and last French Open, beating Mats Wilander in the final. This would be Mecir’s only semi-final at the event. The two had recently played the final...

Mats Wilander beat John McEnroe 6-1, 6-3 in the Rome semi-final, 1987 on clay Wilander would go onto win the title, beating Martin Jaite in the final. McEnroe was playing as a wild card Wilander won 60 points, McEnroe 39 McEnroe serve-volleyed off all but 3 first serves and about a third off...

Ivan Lendl beat Stefan Edberg 7-6(6), 6-2, 6-3 in the US Open semi-final, 1986 on hard court Lendl would go onto defend his title, beating Miloslav Mecir in the final. He would win the title the following year also. This was Edberg’s first semi-final at a hard court Slam Lendl won 113 points...

Ivan Lendl beat Johan Kriek 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 in the French Open semi-final, 1986 on clay Lendl would go onto win his second title at the event, beating Mikael Pernfors in the final. This would be Kriek’s best showing at the event Lendl won 84 points, Kriek 41 Kriek serve-volleyed off about...

Roger Federer beat Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 in the Australian Open second round, 2011 on hard court Federer, the defending champion, would go onto lose in the semi-final to eventual champion Novak Djokovic. Simon was unseeded. Simon had won the pair’s previous two matches and this...

Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(4), 7-5 in the Year End Championship final, 2025 on indoor hard court in Turin, Italy Sinner was the defending champion and won the event without losing a match. Both players came through their round robin groups with 3-0 record. Earlier, by reaching the...

Gilles Simon beat Rafael Nadal 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) in the Madrid semi-final, 2008 on indoor hard court The unseeded Simon would go onto lose the final to Andy Murray. Nadal was the top seed and world #1 Simon won 123 points, Nadal 126 Serve Stats Simon... - 1st serve percentage (90/147) 61% -...

Ivan Lendl beat Yannick Noah 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 in the Australian Open semi-final, 1990 on hard court Lendl would go onto win defend his title, beating Stefan Edberg in the final. This would be Noah’s only Slam semi-final showing outside his title run at French Open 1983 Lendl won 86 points, Noah...

Jannik Sinner beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6(4) in the Paris final, 2025 on indoor hard court It was both players’ first final at the event. The result saw Sinner regain #1 ranking Sinner won 74 points, Auger-Aliassime 60 Serve Stats Sinner... - 1st serve percentage (44/61) 72% - 1st...

Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the US Open final, 2025 on hard court It was Alcaraz’ second title at the event. Sinner was the defending champion. It was Alcaraz’ second Slam title of the season after the French Open. Sinner had won Australian Open and Wimbledon. It was...

Ben Shelton beat Karen Khachanov 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) in the Canada final, 2025 on hard court in Toronto It was Shelton’s first Masters final. Khachanov had previously won his only previous one at Paris 2018 Shelton won 107 points, Khachanov 102 Serve Stats Shelton... - 1st serve percentage...

Nicolas Massu (Chile) beat Mardy Fish (USA) 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Olympic Games final, 2004 on hard court in Athens, Greece Massu was seeded 10th, Fish was unseeded. Fernando Gonzalez (Chile), who Fish had beaten in the semi-final, would win the Bronze medal by beating Taylor Dent...

Valentin Vacherot beat Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the Shanghai final, 2025 on hard court Vacherot was a qualifier ranked 204 and this was his first title. Rinderknech was also unseeded and playing his first Masters final Vacherot won 87 points, Rinderknech 74 Serve Stats Vacherot...

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) beat Tommy Haas (Germany) 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Olympic Games final, 2000 on hard court in Sydney, Australia Kafelnikov was seeded 5th, Haas was unseeded. Arnaud Di Pasquale (France), who Kafelnikov had beaten in the semi-final, would win the Bronze medal...

John McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(4), 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 1981 on grass It was the first of McEnroe’s 3 titles at the event and Borg’s last match at it. Borg had won the previous 5 editions. The two had played the final the previous year also. The two would shortly after...

Marc Rosset (Switzerland) beat Jordi Arrese (Spain) 7-6(2), 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 8-6 in the Olympic Games final, 1992 on clay in Barcelona, Spain Rosset was unseeded and beat among others, top seed and reigning French Open champion Jim Courier (USA) en route to the title. Arrese was the 16th seed...

Guillermo Vilas beat John Marks 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the Australian Open final, 1978 on grass It was Vilas’ first title at the event and he would go onto defend it the following year. This would be Marks’ only Slam final Vilas won 136 points, Marks 125 Vilas serve-volleyed off all but 1...

Johan Kriek beat Steve Denton 6-2, 7-6(1), 6-7(1), 6-4 in the Australian Open final, 1981 on grass This was the first Slam final for both players. They’d meet again in the following year’s final, with the same result Kriek won 155 points, Denton 133 Kriek serve-volleyed off most first serves...

Arthur Ashe beat Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 1975 on grass It would be Ashe’s only title at the event and his last Slam title. Connors was the defending champion and top seed. Among others, Ashe also beat Bjorn Borg, who would win the next 5 editions of the event...

Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-2 in the Australian Open final, 1979 on grass Vilas was the defending champion and this would be his second and last title at the event. This would be Sadri’s only Slam final Vilas won 96 points, Sadri 81 Vilas serve-volleyed off all serves...

Greg Rusedski beat Tommy Haas 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(5) in the Grand Slam Cup final, 1999 on indoor hard court in Munich, Germany It was the only final for both players at the event and it was the final edition of the event Rusedski won 148 points, Haas 129 Rusedski serve-volleyed off all but...

Brian Teacher beat Kim Warwick 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the Australian Open final, 1980 on grass It would be the only Slam final for both players. Warwick would win the doubles event, partnering Mark Edmondson Teacher won 112 points, Warwick 95 Both players serve-volleyed off all serves Serve...

Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner 5-0 retired in the Cincinnati final, 2025 on hard court It was Alcaraz’ first title at the event. Sinner had been the defending champion. The two had recently played the Wimbledon final (Sinner winning) and would soon after play the US Open final (Alcaraz...

Petr Korda beat Michael Stich 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(5), 2-6, 11-9 in the Grand Slam Cup final, 1993 on carpet in Munich, Germany It was unseeded Korda’s only title at the event and he’d beaten top seed Pete Sampras, among others en route to the title. Stich was the defending champion and had recently...

Ivan Lendl beat Goran Ivanisevic 6-3, 6-4 in the Tokyo Indoor quarter-final, 1992 on carpet Lendl would go onto win the title, beating Henrik Holm in the final. The two had recently met at Wimbledon where Ivaniseivc had won. This was the last time the two played, with Lendl leading the...

Stefan Edberg beat Ivan Lendl 6-4, 6-2 in the Year End Championship semi-final, 1990 on carpet in Frankfurt, Germany Edberg would go onto lose the final to Andre Agassi. He was the defending champion and had topped his round robin group with 3-0 record. Lendl had finished second in his with 2-1...

David Wheaton beat Michael Chang 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 in the Grand Slam Cup final, 1991 on carpet in Munich, Germany It would be 7th seeded Wheaton’s only title at the event. Chang was unseeded and would be runner-up the following year also Wheaton won 127 points, Chang 110 Wheaton serve-volleyed...

John McEnroe beat Andre Agassi 4-6, 3-0 retired in the WCT Finals quarter-final, 1989 on carpet in Dallas, USA McEnroe would go onto win the title, beating Brad Gilbert in the final. This would be Agassi's only entry at the event. This would be the last edition of the event McEnroe won 41...

Stefan Edberg beat Miloslav Mecir 4-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semi-final, 1988 on grass Edberg would go onto win the title, beating Boris Becker in the final. This would be Mecir’s sole semi-final at the event Edberg won 153 points, Mecir 155 Edberg serve-volleyed off all serves...