This was a tennis rivalry between Czech [[Ivan Lendl]], and American [[John McEnroe]], who met in their careers 36 times between 1980 and 1992.<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Ten great tennis rivalries |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/ten-great-tennis-rivalries-1429447.html |quote=Ivan Lendl v John McEnroe. Time span: '80–92 (36 matches) Head to head: Lendl 21 McEnroe 15. Grand Slam finals: Three; Lendl won two. Wimbledon: Never met in a final. Away from court, Lendl would shoot his mouth off on any subject, saying he was the best. On court, to Mac's Mr Gobby he played Mr Say Nothing and let his tennis talk.|newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=July 8, 2008 |accessdate=2010-12-08 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=L018&oId=M047 |title=Lendl-McEnroe Head to Head Rivalry |publisher=ATP World Tour |accessdate=2009-06-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003002652/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=L018&oId=M047 |archivedate=2012-10-03 }}</ref>. It is one of the most notable tennis rivalries of the [[History of tennis#Open Era|open era]].<ref name="open">{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/tennis/gallery/08_25_06_greats?pg=5 |quote=They were hardly dining buddies and their 36 meetings (with the Czech winning 21) merely sharpened the animus, with Lendl winning 10 of their final 11 matches. Though they hooked up 10 times in Slams, only three came in finals, two of them at Flushing Meadow. Their most memorable meeting was at Paris in 1984, when Lendl came from two sets down to win. |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]] |date= 2006-08-25|accessdate=2010-12-08 }}</ref> Their most memorable match was in Roland Garros in 1984, when Lendl came from two sets down to win the final.<ref name="open" />
