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John McEnroe#13 def. Adriano Panatta#31

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 30, 1978*
Tournament San Francisco
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-3 6-2
Loser Adriano Panatta

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeAdriano Panatta
Country USA ITA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jul 9, 1950
Age1928
Height180183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1331
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0291,907
Career W-L833–189379–226
Career earnings$12,552,132$776,187
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 0 0 Adriano Panatta

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 29, 1978R16 Kim Warwick 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 28, 1978R32 Marty Riessen 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch data
Sep 27, 1978R64 David Schneider 6-4 4-6 7-6WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 30, 1978SF Eddie Dibbs 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data

Adriano Panatta's path

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