Ivan Lendl entered the second stage of the season at #2 in the rankings, and he only helped himself by winning his third tournament, taking home the men’s title in Madrid. After a number of disappointing outings, Chris Evert claimed her first championship, which included a straight-set semifinal victory over rival Martina Navratilova. Petra Kvitova made a surprising run to the final. She hadn’t won a match in any tournament yet but beat Steffi Graf and Billie Jean King.
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Men’s Tournament
Did not qualify for quarterfinals: Lleyton Hewitt, Vitas Gerulaitis, Arthur Ashe, Yannick Noah
Quarterfinals:
Ivan Lendl defeated John Newcombe 6-4, 7-5
Stefan Edberg defeated Andy Roddick 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Rod Laver defeated Mats Wilander 7-6, 4-6, 7-5
Guillermo Vilas defeated Bjorn Borg 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
Semifinals:
Lendl defeated Edberg 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Vilas defeated Laver 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Final:
Lendl defeated Vilas 7-5, 6-4
Women’s Tournament
Did not qualify for quarterfinals: Mary Pierce, Gabriela Sabatini, Victoria Azarenka, Amelie Mauresmo
Quarterfinals:
Petra Kvitova defeated Steffi Graf 7-5, 7-5
Billie Jean King defeated Venus Williams 7-6, 3-6, 6-4
Martina Navratilova defeated Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Chris Evert defeated Lindsay Davenport 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
Semifinals:
Kvitova defeated King 3-6, 7-5, 7-6
Evert defeated Navratilova 7-5, 6-4
Final:
Evert defeated Kvitova 6-4, 7-6
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