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J. Connors#2 def. Ivan Lendl#37

6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date Aug 6, 1979
Tournament Indianapolis
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner J. Connors
Score6-2 7-6
Loser Ivan Lendl

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. ConnorsIvan Lendl
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Mar 7, 1960
Age2619
Height177188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)237
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2731,781
Career W-L1,262–2941,051–229
Career earnings$8,641,040$21,262,417
Pre-match H2H
J. Connors 0 0 Ivan Lendl

Path

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1979R16 B. Taroczy 5-7 6-1 9-7WH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1979R32 P. Slozil 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1979R64 M. Edmondson 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data

J. Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1979SF J. Higueras 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Ivan Lendl's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1979R16 J. Fillol 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1979R32 Paul Kronk 6-3 6-1WMatch data
Aug 6, 1979R64 R. Case 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data