Ivan Lendl's Grand Slam Finals Matches

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 Ivan Lendl's stats:

8 Grand Slam wins

1) 7 GS, John McEnroe, 1984 French Open
2) 7 GS, John McEnroe, 1985 US Open
3) 0 GS, Mikael Pernfors, 1986 French Open
4) 0 GS, Miloslav Mecir, 1986 US Open
5) 7 GS, Mats Wilander, 1987 French Open
6) 7 GS, Mats Wilander, 1987 US OPen
7) 0 GS, Miloslav Mecir, 1989 Australian Open
8] 6 GS, Stefan Edberg, 1990 Australian Open

Total Win OGS: 34
Avg Win OGS: 4.25
Median Win OGS: 6.5 (the mean of 6 and 7)

11 Grand Slam runner-ups
1) 11 GS, Bjorn Borg, 1981 French Open
2) 8 GS, Jimmy Connors, 1982 US Open
3) 8 GS, Jimmy Connors, 1983 US Open
4) 7 GS, Mats Wilander, 1983 Australian Open
5) 7 GS, John McEnroe, 1984 US Open
6) 7 GS, Mats Wilander, 1985 French Open
7) 6 GS, Boris Becker, 1986 Wimbledon
8] 1 GS, Pat Cash, 1987 Wimbledon
9) 7 GS, Mats Wilander, 1988 US Open
10) 6 GS, Boris Becker, 1989 US Open
11) 6 GS, Boris Becker, 1991 Australian Open

Total Runner-Up OGS: 74
Avg Runner-Up OGS: 6.73
Median Runner-up OGS is: 7

Overall OGS: 108
Avg Overall OGS: 5.68

Lendl's top rivals in Grand Slam finals are McEnroe and Wilander.

Lendl v. McEnroe (GS finals): 2-1
Lendl v. McEnroe (overall): 21-15

Lendl v. Wilander (GS finals): 2-3
Lend v. Wilander (overall): 15-7
 
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