Ivan Lendl beat Mats Wilander 6-0, 6-4 in the Tokyo Indoor final, 1985 on carpet
It was Lendl’s second title at the event. He had recently won the US Open and would shortly after win the Masters (Year End Championship). Earlier in the year, the two had met in the French Open final, with...
Mats Wilander beat Andre Agassi 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 in the French Open semi-final, 1988 on clay
Wilander would go onto win the title, beating Henri Leconte in the final. It would be his third and last title at the event. He’d won Australian Open earlier in the year and would go onto win US...
Pat Cash beat Mats Wilander 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon fourth round, 1986 on grass
Cash, a wild card, would go onto lose to Henri Leconte in the next round. He would win the title the next year, again beating Wilander in the quarter final en route. Wilander was the second seed
Cash...
Title: The Unconventional Talents that Redefine Tennis: Beyond the Usual:
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Let's dive into a topic that's close to my heart – talent in tennis. It's often simplified to technique, but there's so much more beneath the surface. Join me in unpacking the layers and redefining...
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ATP ranking is all about points, so the ranking is solely based on career ATP points (adjusted to current point system): each win earn points, a slam final win worth 800 points, SF win worth 480, etc.
(Only calculate R128-F matches, a R128 loss worth 10 points, I...
Mats Wilander beat Stefan Edberg 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open semi-final, 1987 on hard court
Wilander would go onto lose the final to Ivan Lendl. Edberg had won Cincinnati and been runner-up in Canada leading up to the event. Edberg was ranked and seeded second and had beaten third...
Jimmy Connors beat Mats Wilander 6-4, 6-0 in the Suntory Cup Invitational final, 1986 on carpet in Tokyo, Japan
It was the last edition of the event and Connors’ record extending fourth title. Wilander was making his first appearance. Ivan Lendl (who had lost to Wilander in the semis) beat...
Mats Wilander beat Jimmy Connors 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the Miami final, 1988 on hard court
The tournament was 7 full rounds, all matches best of 5 sets. Wilander was seeded first, Connors second. Wilander had recently won the Australian Open. Connors hadn’t won a title for 4 years
Wilander won...
Mats Wilander beat Yannick Noah 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open quarter-final, 1987 on clay
Wilander would go onto lose in the final to Ivan Lendl. It was the third and last time the two met at the event, Noah having won the final in ‘83, Wilander a 5 set quarter-final in ‘84
Wilander won 94...
Mats Wilander beat Martin Jaite 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the Rome final, 1987 on clay
This would be Wilander’s only title at the event. He had recently won Monte Carlo and would soon after be runner-up at the French Open. Jaite was seeded 11th
Wilander won 88 points, Jaite 73
(Note: I'm missing serve...
Mats Wilander beat Guillermo Vilas 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-0, 6-4 in the French Open final, 1982 on clay
The unseeded Wilander was playing the event for the first time and had won the juniors event the previous year. He beat the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th seeds in claiming the title. Vilas was playing in the...
Mats Wilander (Sweden) beat Michael Westphal (West Germany) 6-3, 6-4, 10-8 in a Davis Cup final rubber, 1985 on carpet in Munich, West Germany
The result gave defending champions Sweden 1-0 lead in the final, which they would go onto win 3-2. Wilander would partner Joakim Nystrom to win the...
Mats Wilander beat John McEnroe 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open semi-final, 1983 on grass
Wilander would go onto win the title, beating Ivan Lendl in the final. McEnroe was the reigning Wimbledon champion and playing this event for the first time
Wilander won 127 points, McEnroe 113...
Mats Wilander beat Pat Cash 7-6(3), 6-3 in the Masters (Year End Championship) round robin, 1987 on carpet in New York, USA
The result saw Cash eliminated from the event. Wilander would go onto the final, losing to Ivan Lendl. The two would meet soon after in Australian Open final, with...
Mats Wilander beat Tomas Smid 6-1, 7-5 in the Stockholm final, 1983 on indoor hard court
It was Wilander’s first title indoors. He would win the Australian Open on grass shortly after. Smid was seeded 10th
Wilander won 67 points, Smid 48
Smid serve-volleyed off all first serves
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Stefan Edberg beat Mats Wilander 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 in the Stockholm final, 1986 on indoor hard court
It was Edberg's first title at the event and he would go onto defend it the following year. Wilander had won it in '83
Edberg won 84 points, Wilander won 47
Edberg serve-volleyed...
Mats Wilander beat Ivan Lendl 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the French Open final, 1985 on clay
It was Wilander's second title at the event. Lendl had been the defending champion and reached the final without loss of set. The two had met twice recently on clay leading into the event, with Lendl...
Pat Cash beat Mats Wilander 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in the Wimbledon quarter-final, 1987 on grass
Cash would go onto win the event, beating Ivan Lendl in the final and Jimmy Connors in the semis. It was his only Slam title. It was the first of Wilander's 3 consecutive quarter-final showings at...
Miloslav Mecir beat Mats Wilander 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 in the Wimbledon quarter-final, 1988 on grass
Mecir would go onto lose to Stefan Edberg, who would go onto win the event, in the next round after leading 2 sets to love. Wilander had won Australian and French Open earlier in the year...
Mats Wilander beat Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the French Open quarter-final, 1982 on clay
The unseeded Wilander would go onto win the title, beating Guillermo Vilas in the final and become the then youngest ever Slam champion. Gerulaitis was seeded 5th
Wilander won 125...
Pete Sampras beat Mats Wilander 5-7, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the US Open second round, 1989 on hard court
Wilander was the defending champion. Sampras was 18 years old and would go onto win the title the following year. Sampras would go onto lose in the fourth round to Jay Berger
Sampras won...
Yannick Noah beat Mats Wilander 6-2, 7-5, 7-6(3) in the French Open final, 1983 on clay
It would turn out to be Noah's only Slam title and he dropped just 1 set in winning it. Wilander was 18 years old and the defending champion
Noah won 113 points, Wilander 102
Noah serve-volleyed...
Boris Becker (West Germany) beat Stefan Edberg (Sweden) 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in a Davis Cup final rubber, 1989 on carpet in Stuttgart, West Germany
This rubber evened the match at 1-1, after Mats Wilander had won the opener against Carl-Uwe Steeb
Becker won 98 points, Edberg 66
Becker...
Andre Agassi beat Mats Wilander 6-2, 6-0 in the Canadian Open semi-final, 1995 on hard court in Montreal
Agassi would go onto beat Pete Sampras in the final for the title. Wilander was unseeded, ranked 102 and beat seeds Stefan Edberg, Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov in succession en...
Stefan Edberg beat Mats Wilander 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in the Australian Open semi-final, 1990 on hard court
Edberg would go onto lose in the final to Ivan Lendl. This was Wilander's last Slam semi and the only one he made in 17 appearances post 1988. This was the 4th meeting between the pair at...
Mats Wilander beat Ivan Lendl 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the US Open final, 1988 on hard court
The win gave Wilander his only US Open title, third Slam title of the year and moved him to number one in the ranking. Lendl had won the event the previous 3 years and was playing in his 7th...
Ivan Lendl beat Mats Wilander 6-7(7), 6-0, 7-6(4), 6-4 in the US Open final, 1987 on hard court
It was Lendl's third title and third in a row at the event and would turn out to be his last. Wilander was playing his first US Open final, and would go onto win the title, beating Lendl in...
Mats Wilander beat Kevin Curren 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-2 in the Australian Open final, 1984 on grass
Wilander was the defending champion and this was his second title at the event. He would go on to add a then Open Era record third title in 1988. It was Curren's first Slam final, and he...
Mats Wilander beat Darren Cahill 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the US Open semi-final, 1988 on hard court
Wilander would go onto beat defending champion Ivan Lendl in the final, in reversal of the previous years finals. Winning the event gave Wilander his third Slam of the year - the first person to...
Mats Wilander beat Henri Leconte 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 in the French Open final, 1988 on clay
Wilander had won a then Open Era record breaking 3rd Australian Open earlier in the year and this was his third French title. He would go onto add the US Open to finish the year with 3 Slam titles - a feat...