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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 Mat Wilander's stats:
7 Grand Slam wins
1) 4 GS, Guillermo Vilas, 1982 French Open
2) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1983 Australian Open
3) 0 GS, Kevin Curren, 1984 Australian Open
4) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1985 French Open
5) 1 GS, Pat Cash, 1988 Australian Open
6) 0 GS, Henri Leconte, 1988 French Open
7) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1988 US Open
Total Win OGS: 29
Avg Win OGS: 4.14
The distribution of the Win OGS is:
0, 0, 1, 4, 8, 8, 8
Hence the Median Win OGS is: 4
4 Grand Slam runner-ups
1) 1 GS, Yannick Noah, 1983 French Open
2) 6 GS, Stefan Edberg, 1985 Australian Open
3) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1987 French Open
4) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1987 US Open
Total Runner-Up OGS: 23
Avg Runner-Up OGS: 5.75
Median Runner-Up OGS: 7 (the mean of 6 and 8)
Overall OGS: 52
Avg Overall OGS: 4.73
Wilander's top rival in Grand Slam finals is Lendl.
Wilander v. Lendl (GS finals): 3-2
Wilander v. Lendl (overall): 7-15
7 Grand Slam wins
1) 4 GS, Guillermo Vilas, 1982 French Open
2) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1983 Australian Open
3) 0 GS, Kevin Curren, 1984 Australian Open
4) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1985 French Open
5) 1 GS, Pat Cash, 1988 Australian Open
6) 0 GS, Henri Leconte, 1988 French Open
7) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1988 US Open
Total Win OGS: 29
Avg Win OGS: 4.14
The distribution of the Win OGS is:
0, 0, 1, 4, 8, 8, 8
Hence the Median Win OGS is: 4
4 Grand Slam runner-ups
1) 1 GS, Yannick Noah, 1983 French Open
2) 6 GS, Stefan Edberg, 1985 Australian Open
3) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1987 French Open
4) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1987 US Open
Total Runner-Up OGS: 23
Avg Runner-Up OGS: 5.75
Median Runner-Up OGS: 7 (the mean of 6 and 8)
Overall OGS: 52
Avg Overall OGS: 4.73
Wilander's top rival in Grand Slam finals is Lendl.
Wilander v. Lendl (GS finals): 3-2
Wilander v. Lendl (overall): 7-15
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