Boris Becker's Grand Slam Finals Matches

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One way to measure the quality of an opponent in a Grand Slam final is the count the total # of Grand Slam titles the opponent as won - Opponent Grand Slam (OPS). This is in a way somewhat superficial, but it is a quick way of numerically looking at a player's opponent. Here are Boris Becker's stats:

6 Grand Slam wins
1) 0 GS, Kevin Curren, 1985 Wimbledon
2) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1986 Wimbledon
3) 6 GS, Stefan Edberg, 1989 Wimbledon
4) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1989 US Open
5) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1991 Australian Open
6) 1 GS, Michael Chang, 1996 Australian Open

Total Win OGS: 31
Avg Win OGS: 5.17
Median Win OGS: 7 [the mean of 6 and 8]

4 Grand Slam runner-ups
1) 6 GS, Stefan Edberg, 1988 Wimbledon
2) 6 GS, Stefan Edberg, 1990 Wimbledon
3) 1 GS, Michael Stich, 1991 Wimbledon
4) 14 GS, Pete Sampras, 1995 Wimbledon

Total Runner-up OGS: 27
Avg Runner-up OGS: 6.75
Median Runner-up OGS: 6

Overall OGS: 58
Avg Overall OGS: 5.80

Becker's top rival in Grand Slam finals is Edberg.

Becker v. Edberg (GS finals): 1-2
Bekcer v. Edberg (overall): 25-10

Also noteworthy:

Becker v. Sampras (GS finals): 0-1
Becker v. Sampras (overall): 7-12