SF Australian Open 1975

Jimmy Connors #1 def. Dick Crealy #71

6-4 6-3 6-4

Jimmy Connors defeated Dick Crealy 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the 1975 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 3, 1975*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1975
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Dick Crealy
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Sep 18, 1944
Age	22	30
Height	177 cm	191 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	1	71
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,331	1,804
Current career W-L	1,266–298	338–317
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	—

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #1 2 – 0 Dick Crealy #71

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kim Warwick #48	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1975	QF
Grover Raz Reid #78	6-2 6-3 5-7 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1974	R16
Ulrich Pinner #117	6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 27, 1974	R32
Chris Kachel #274	7-5 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 25, 1974	R64

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Newcombe #2	5-7 6-3 4-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1975	F

Dick Crealy's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Alexander #26	6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1975	QF
John Andrews	6-2 6-4 4-6 7-6	W	—	Match data	Dec 30, 1974	R16
Ray Ruffels #76	6-3 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 27, 1974	R32
Jun Kuki #101	7-5 2-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 25, 1974	R64