| Capital: | € 36 million |
| Age: | 60 |
| Born: | March 7, 1960 |
| Country of origin: | Czechoslovakia |
| Source of wealth: | Tennis player |
| Last updated: | 2020 |
Short introduction
Ivan Lendl is considered one of the best tennis players of all time. Even today, Czechoslovakian is at the top of various statistics. But it wasn’t just a tennis player that he was number 1 in the world ranking for a long time. As coach Andy Murray, Ivan Lendl can repeat this success in 2016. Today he lives in Connecticut and father of five daughters.
Early life
Ivan Lendl is one of the celebrities that express very little about their personal life. So it was only known about his initial life that he was born in Ostrava in what was then Czechoslowakia. His parents are one of the best tennis players in the country. His mother was two number two in national tennis rankings. His father is also considered a good tennis player. So, you can say that he already has talent for tennis in his cradle. Not much is known about Ivan Lendl’s personal childhood and personal youth. But about his career.
Career
Ivan Lendl is one of the best players in the world in his youth. He won a junior title at the French Open and Wimbledon at the age of 17. He was also top of the world ranking for the junior. In 1978 he moved from a junior camp to professional and fast players showing success here too. Already in 1979 he was in the final of the tennis tournament, which was still missing. In 1980 and 1981 he won seven and 10 smaller tournaments, but could have attracted attention to himself. In 1982 he won the World Team Cup with the Czechoslowak team and was in the French Final Open for the first time, which was missing. Since 1981, Ivan Lendl initially only lived temporarily in the United States, but also permanently from 1984. However, he continued to play for Czechoslovakia. Ivan Lendl has American citizenship since 1992.
Career highlights
One of the most successful tennis players of all time does not have a career shortage. At Ivan Lendl, Wimbledon’s victory as a junior of course one of them. However, Wimbledon is the only tournament that he can never win in his professional career. In 1982 and 1983, of course it can be seen as a spotlight. During this time he could win 44 consecutive matches.
For each player, winning is one of four grand slam tournaments. This is Wimbledon, French Open, Australia Open and US Open. The three of them even won Lendl Ivan several times. The first win of the Grand Slam tournament was in 1984 in the French Open in Paris. Repeat 1986 and 1987. Lendl was also successful three times in the US Open. Here he even won in a row in 1985, 1986 and 1987. In Australia Open, he won twice in 1989 and 1990.
Other highlights of course number 1 in the world ranking. Lendl reached this position for the first time in 1983. In the following years, he and his toughest competitors John Mcenroe took turns at the top of the world ranking for almost a week. Only in 1985 that Ivan Lendl won this unofficial duel and remained in the top position almost continuously until 1990. Only in 1988 did he have to take the top position for 20 weeks. Overall, Lendl is number 1 in the world for 270 weeks, something that has never been done before.
Another spotlight of his career was related to his work as a coach. From 2012 to 2014 Lendl was the trainer of British tennis player Andy Murray. During this time he could win a gold medal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and US Open as a coach. There are also two titles at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016. From 2018 to 2019 Lendl then worked as a coach for Alexander Zverev, but the chemistry between the two was not suitable, so there was no great success. The only great success won the ATP 2018 final.
Amazing facts
Ivan Lendl no longer has a tennis racket. He donated all for a good purpose. If he wants to play, he must borrow the club.
Because he has five daughters, he said by winking that his German shepherd was the only one who listened to him at home.
The main competitor during the active time is John Mcenroe. Both of them don’t run very well to this day.
From 1981 Lendl lived in the United States, which proved the extraordinary position in Czechoslowak sports. Because Czechoslovakia is a communist country, even top athletes cannot easily travel to the western state.
