Ivan Lendl has been dominant on hard, posting 397–85 across 482 matches (82.4% — exceptional). Few players in the Open Era have sustained that level of dominance across a full career on hard. With 30 titles, among the most prolific hard court champions in the Open Era: Toronto, Basel, Hong Kong, Stuttgart-1 and 16 more.

At Grand Slam level (Australian Open & US Open): Ivan Lendl has been outstanding — 105–18 (85.4%) across 123 matches. Winning more than 7 in 10 Grand Slam matches on hard is the benchmark of an all-time great on this surface.

ATP Masters 1000 on hard (Indian Wells, Miami, Canada, Cincinnati, Shanghai, Paris): Ivan Lendl is elite here — 19–10 (65.5%) across 29 matches. Sustaining that win rate in the Tour's deepest regular-week draws is a defining quality of the very best on this surface.

52 finals reached on hard — won 30, lost 22 (solid 58% conversion) — consistently getting to finals and winning the majority is a hallmark of elite performers on hard. 66 semifinals. 79 quarterfinals.

vs. Top 10 on hard: 57–37 (60.6%, 94 matches). Winning above .500 against the world's best on hard is a benchmark of genuine elite quality on this surface.

By format on hard — best-of-five: 129–23 (84.9%); best-of-three: 268–62 (81.2%). Slightly better in five-set matches on hard — a positive sign for the Slams specifically.

Dominant season: 1989 — 38–2 (95.0%) from 40 matches. A campaign of 38 wins on hard in a single season is among the best single-season records the surface has seen — the clearest benchmark of what is achievable at peak level.

Historic: 30 consecutive wins on hard — one of the longest winning streaks on this surface in the Open Era. To sustain that level across so many matches demands physical and mental consistency that very few players in history have matched.