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Connors–Lendl Rivalry
The Connors–Lendl rivalry was a List of tennis rivalries, tennis rivalry between Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl. They met 35 times, with the head-to-head finishing at 22–13, favoring Lendl. 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. Lendl and Connors were both List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1s and Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major champions, with each winning eight major titles. At the majors they met seven times, with Lendl winning the final four meetings and Connors winning the first three. The rivalry between the two, as well as their rivalries with fellow player John McEnroe, have been described as "spikey." The rivalry was first noted in the 1982 US Open – Men's singles, 1982 US Open final when Connors dared Lendl to drive the ball past him. Connors subsequently won the final in four sets. In a 1983 US Open – Men's si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 268 weeks (List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players#Weeks at No. 1, fifth-most of all time), and finished as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players#Year-end No. 1 players, year-end No. 1 five times. By virtue of his long and prolific career, Connors still holds three prominent Open Era tennis records – men's singles#All tournaments, Open Era men's singles records: 109 titles, 1,557 matches played, and 1,274 match wins. His titles include eight singles Grand Slam (tennis), majors (an Open Era joint-record five US Open (tennis), US Opens, two The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledons, one Australian Open) and three Open Era tennis records – men's singles#Year-end championships, year-end championships. In 1974, he became the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Cincinnati Open
The 1980 ATP Championship, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the 80th edition of the tournament and was held from August 18 through August 24, 1980. Third-seeded Harold Solomon won the singles title. Finals Singles Harold Solomon defeated Francisco González 7–6, 6–3 * It was Solomon's 3rd singles title of the year and the 21st of his career. Doubles Bruce Manson / Brian Teacher defeated Wojtek Fibak / Ivan Lendl 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 References External links * ATP tournament profileITF tournament edition details {{1980 Volvo Grand Prix Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Open Cincin Cincinnati Open The Cincinnati Open (also known as the Cincinnati Masters) is an annual professional tennis event held in Cincinnati, United States. Due to previous sponsorship, it has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Open (tennis)
The Canadian Open (; also known as the Canada Masters, and currently branded as the National Bank Open presented by Rogers for sponsorship reasons) is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is played on outdoor hardcourts. The men's competition is an ATP Masters 1000 event on the ATP Tour, and the women's competition is a WTA 1000 event on the WTA Tour. It is the second-oldest active tennis tournament in the world, with Wimbledon the oldest. Prior to 2011, the two competitions were held during separate weeks in the July–August period; now the two competitions are held during the same week in August. The events alternate each year between the cities of Montreal and Toronto. Since 2021, in even-numbered years the men's tournament is held in Montreal while the women's tournament is held in Toronto, and vice versa in odd-numbered years. The Toronto tournament is held at Sobeys Stadium and the Montreal tournament is held at IGA Stad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Player's Canadian Open – Men's Singles
Vitas Gerulaitis was the defending champion, but lost in the third round this year. Ivan Lendl successfully defended his title, defeating Anders Järryd 6–2, 6–2 in the final. Seeds # John McEnroe ''(semifinals)'' # Ivan Lendl (champion) # Jimmy Connors ''(semifinals)'' # Yannick Noah ''(third round)'' # Mats Wilander ''(second round)'' # Kevin Curren ''(quarterfinals)'' # Vitas Gerulaitis ''(third round)'' # Johan Kriek ''(quarterfinals)'' # Eliot Teltscher ''(second round)'' # Sandy Mayer ''(third round)'' # Tomáš Šmíd ''(second round)'' # Henri Leconte ''(first round)'' # Hank Pfister ''(first round)'' # Wojtek Fibak ''(second round)'' # Robert Van't Hof ''(second round)'' # Brian Teacher Brian David Teacher (born December 23, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. He reached career-high rankings of world No. 7 in singles and world No. 5 in doubles, both in 1981. Teacher is best remembered for being a major sing ... ''(quarterfina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Club Championships
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for men's and women’s tennis, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. The event is part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP Tour as well as the WTA 500 series on the Women’s Tennis Association, WTA Tour (starting in 2025). Since 2025, it is advertised as the "HSBC Championships" after its title sponsor. Queen's is one of the oldest tennis tournaments in the world, and serves as a grass court warm-up for The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon. Andy Murray won a record five singles titles between 2009 and 2016, and a record six championships in total (including one doubles title in 2019). History Originally known as the London Athletic Club Tournament or officially London Athletic Club Open Tournament established in 1881 at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge, Fulham. In 1885, the tournament was given the title of the Championship of London th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Stella Artois Championships – Singles
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion and won the singles title at the 1983 Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament defeating compatriot John McEnroe in the final 6–3, 6–3. Seeds # Jimmy Connors (champion) # John McEnroe ''(final)'' # Ivan Lendl ''(semifinals)'' # Vitas Gerulaitis ''(second round)'' # Steve Denton ''(quarterfinals)'' # Kevin Curren ''(semifinals)'' # Bill Scanlon ''(third round)'' # Brian Gottfried ''(quarterfinals)'' # Hank Pfister ''(third round)'' # Wojciech Fibak ''(third round)'' # Brian Teacher ''(first round)'' # Mark Edmondson ''(first round)'' # Tim Mayotte ''(quarterfinals)'' # John Alexander ''(first round)'' # Paul McNamee ''(third round)'' # Marcos Hocevar ''(third round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External linksOfficial website Queen's Club ChampionshipsATP tournament profile {{DEFAULTSORT:1983 Stella Artois Championships - Singles Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Volvo Masters – Singles
Defending champion Ivan Lendl successfully defended his title, defeating John McEnroe in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles title at the 1982 Volvo Masters. Draw Finals See also *ATP World Tour Finals appearances References {{DEFAULTSORT:1982 Volvo Masters - Singles Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ... fr:Masters de tennis masculin 1982 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Cincinnati Open
The 1982 ATP Championship, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix. The tournament was held from August 16 through August 22, 1982. Third-seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title. Finals Singles Ivan Lendl defeated Steve Denton 6–2, 7–6 * It was Lendl's 11th singles title of the year and the 28th of his career. Doubles Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Steve Denton / Mark Edmondson 6–2, 6–3 References External links * ITF tournament edition detailsATP tournament profile Cincinnati Open The Cincinnati Open (also known as the Cincinnati Masters) is an annual professional tennis event held in Cincinnati, United States. Due to previous sponsorship, it has also been known as: the Thriftway ATP Championships, the Great American I ... Cincinnati Open 1982 in American tennis Cincin [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual team sporting competition. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis" and the winners are referred to as the world champions. The competition began in 1900 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain Davis Cup team, Great Britain and the United States Davis Cup team, United States. By 2023 Davis Cup, 2023 155 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful country over the history of the competition is the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times). The most recent champions are Italy Davis Cup team, Italy, who beat Netherlands Davis Cup team, Netherlands to win their third title (and second consecutive one) in 2024 Davis Cup, 2024. The wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1981. It was the first edition of the newly formed 16-team World Group and a move to a tiered system including promotion and relegation. The original 16 teams to compete were chosen through the previous year's results, with teams that reached the 1980 Zonal semifinals chosen to compete in the inaugural bracket. The first-round losers would play in the Davis Cup World Group Relegation Play-offs, with the four losers relegated to their respective Zonal competitions the following year and replaced by the four winners of the current year's Zonal competitions. Czechoslovakia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals. The United States won the title, defeating Argentina in the final, 3–1. The final was held at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States from 11 to 13 December. It was the US team's 27th Davis Cup title overall. Participating teams Draw First round We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
