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Lendl

American  
[len-dl] / ˈlɛn dl /

noun

  1. Ivan, born 1960, U.S. tennis player, born in the former Czechoslovakia.


Lendl British  
/ ˈlɛndəl /

noun

  1. Ivan (iːˈvæn, -ˈvɑːn). born 1960, Czech tennis player and coach; won eight Grand Slam singles titles (1984–90)

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He’s one major from joining Ken Rosewall, Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl and Fred Perry, who all have eight.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

"You had former number one players coaching in the past - Ivan Lendl and Boris Becker are two other examples - but we'd all been retired for a number of years," Edberg said.

From BBC Jan. 7, 2025

In 2011, the family landed in Hilton Head Island, S.C., where David got a job at a tennis academy that Ivan Lendl, the former world No. 1, was setting up.

From New York Times Nov. 16, 2023

His mother, Judy, repeatedly rose to her feet to clap and yell; his coach, Ivan Lendl, did not, sticking in his seat.

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2023

He becomes one of only ten men to win multiple D.C. tournament titles, joining the likes of Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl, and Jimmy Connors.

From Washington Times Aug. 7, 2022

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