SF Philadelphia 1980

Jimmy Connors #2 def. Gene Mayer #12

6-4 6-0 6-2

Jimmy Connors defeated Gene Mayer 6-4 6-0 6-2 in the 1980 Philadelphia semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 26, 1980*
Tournament: Philadelphia
Edition: 1980
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Gene Mayer
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Apr 11, 1956
Age	27	23
Height	177 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	12
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,329	2,007
Current career W-L	1,266–298	309–157
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$1,382,422

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #2 1 – 0 Gene Mayer #12

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wojtek Fibak #15	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1980	QF
Raul Ramirez #40	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1980	R16
Tom Gullikson	7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jan 24, 1980	R32

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John McEnroe #3	6-3 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1980	F

Gene Mayer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bill Scanlon #43	6-2 5-7 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1980	QF
Heinz Gunthardt #57	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1980	R16
Richard Meyer	7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1980	R32
Vincent Van Patten	6-0 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jan 23, 1980	R64