Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Ivan Lendl dominated the sport throughout the 1980s. The Czech-American sportsman won 94 singles titles, including eight Grand Slam titles, and was ranked #1 in singles for what was then a record of 270 consecutive weeks. He is the only man in professional tennis history to have a match-winning percentage of over 90% in five different years. “The Father of the Inside-Out Forehand” revolutionized the game with a focus on aggressive forehand action. After retirement, he became a coach for other top players, with Andy Murray (ranked #1 for 41 weeks) his most successful client.
Lendl’s hard work paid off in the form of a sprawling, 445-acre estate with a custom-designed 18,000-square-foot mansion in Connecticut, which the tennis great has called home since 1992. The spectacular compound has just sold for $12 million, making it the most expensive home ever sold in Litchfield County.
