In addition, he won his first WCT Finals, defeating John McEnroe. He also won the Masters Grand Prix, defeating John in the final. Because of his consistent success, he rose to become one of the highest-paid tennis players. His winning streak continued in 1983, and he reached a Grand Slam final for the first time in 1981, at the French Open. But he didn’t come out on top.
He reached the Grand Slam final for the second time but was defeated. At the 1984 French Open, Ivan won his first Grand Slam title. However, he lost the 1985 French Open final to Mats Wilander.
Roger Federer recorded Ivan as the only male player with more than 90% match wins in five different years in 2006. He won his first Australian Open title in 1989. He was the Queen’s Club Championships winner in 1990.
Ivan Lendl retired from his profession on December 21, 1994, at the age of 34, due to chronic back pain. Following his retirement, he competed in other matches, such as the Caesars Tennis Classic exhibition match in Atlantic City. In addition, he took part in the match against McEnroe at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Also competed in the Sparta Prague Open tournament in 2012.
In addition to his playing career, he was a coach. Andy Murray hired Lendl as his coach on December 31, 2011.
And he left the club on March 19, 2014. On June 12, 2016, Lendl rejoined Andy Murray as a coach for the second time.
