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John McEnroe#3 def. Jose Luis Clerc#17

6-2 4-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 26, 1980*
Tournament Philadelphia
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-2 4-6 6-1
Loser Jose Luis Clerc

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeJose Luis Clerc
Country USA ARG
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Aug 16, 1958
Age2021
Height180185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)317
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2941,925
Career W-L833–189361–141
Career earnings$12,552,132$1,987,036
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 0 1 Jose Luis Clerc

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1980R16 Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-2WMatch data
Jan 24, 1980R32 Buster C Mottram 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 1980R64 Brian Teacher 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1980SF John Sadri 7-6 4-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jose Luis Clerc's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1980R16 Billy Martin 2-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1980R32 Eliot Teltscher 3-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data