Profession: Tennis Player
Nationality:
Swedish
Why Famous: Reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1986, and won the 1993 Canada Masters in Montreal.
Born: July 16, 1963
Birthplace: Malmo, Sweden
Age: 57 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Cancer
Historical Events
- 1986-06-08 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Ivan Lendl wins 3rd career Grand Slam title; beats Mikael Pernfors of Sweden 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
- 1993-09-04 Mats Wilander beats fellow Swede Mikael Pernfors in a US Open marathon 7-6, 3-6, 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 in 4 hours, 1 minute; match ends at 2:26am
Andy Roddick
Ivan Lendl
Li Na
Pat Cash
Roscoe Tanner
Virginia Wade