Stefan Edberg'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 Stefan Edberg's stats:

6 Grand Slam wins
1) 7 GS, Mats Wilander, 1985 Australian Open
2) 1 GS, Pat Cash, 1987 Australian Open
3) 6 GS, Boris Becker, 1988 Wimbledon
4) 6 GS, Boris Becker, 1990 Wimbledon
5) 4 GS, Jim Courier, 1991 US Open
6) 14 GS, Pete Sampras, 1992 US Open

Total Win OGS: 38
Avg Win OGS: 6.33
Median Win OGS: 6

5 Grand Slam runner-ups
1) 1 GS, Michael Chang, 1989 French Open
2) 6 GS, Boris Becker, 1989 Wimbledon
3) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1990 Australian Open
4) 4 GS, Jim Courier, 1992 Australian Open
5) 4 GS, Jim Courier, 1993 Australian Open

Total Runner-up OGS: 23
Avg Runner-up OGS: 4.60
Median Runner-up OGS: 4

Overall OGS: 75
Avg Overall OGS: 6.82

Edberg's top rivals in Grand Slam finals are Becker and Courier.

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

Edberg v. Courier (GS finals): 1-2
Edberg v. Courier (overall): 4-6