John McEnroe def. Adriano Panatta

6-3 6-2

John McEnroe defeated Adriano Panatta 6-3 6-2 in the 1978 San Francisco quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeAdriano Panatta
Country USA ITA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jul 9, 1950
Age1928
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0321,888
Current career W-L835–191367–223
Current career earnings$12,552,132$776,187

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kim Warwick 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1978R16
Marty Riessen 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1978R32
David Schneider 6-4 4-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1978R64

John McEnroe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eddie Dibbs 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 1978SF

Adriano Panatta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vitas Gerulaitis (w/o)WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1978R16
Mike Fishbach 6-7 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1978R32
Roger Taylor 7-6 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1978R64