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Contents. 1988 US Open – Men's singles. Mats Wilander defeated the three-time defending champion Ivan Lendl in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1988 US Open. [ 1 ] It was his first US Open singles title and seventh and last major singles title overall.
Ivan Lendl (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɪvan ˈlɛndl̩]; born March 7, 1960) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. [ 3 ] Lendl was ranked world No. 1 in singles for a then-record 270 weeks and won 94 singles titles. He won eight major singles titles and was ...
Two-time defending champion Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander in the final, 6–7 (7–9), 6–0, 7–6 (7–4), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1987 US Open. It was his third US Open title and sixth major title overall.
The Connors–Lendl rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl. They met 35 times, with the head-to-head finishing at 22–13, favoring Lendl. [ 1 ] Their rivalry transitioned significantly over time: Connors (who is 7 and a half years older than Lendl) won their first 8 matches, while Lendl won the last 17.
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
Contents. 1989 US Open – Men's singles. Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl in the final, 7–6 (7–2), 1–6, 6–3, 7–6 (7–4) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1989 US Open. It was his first US Open title and fourth major title overall. Becker saved a match point en route to the title against Derrick Rostagno in the second ...
At the US Open, Graf beat Sabatini in a three-set final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, to win the Grand Slam, a feat previously performed by only two other women, Maureen Connolly Brinker in 1953 and Margaret Court in 1970. Graf's 1988 Grand Slam remains the only one in history completed on three surfaces (grass, clay, hard court), as all other Grand ...
Defending champion Ivan Lendl defeated Miloslav Mečíř in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1986 US Open. It was his second US Open title and fourth major title overall.