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John Alexander #21 def. John McEnroe #36

7-5 6-7 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 21, 1977*
Tournament Toronto
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner John Alexander
Score7-5 6-7 6-2
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn AlexanderJohn McEnroe
Country AUS USA
Birth dateJul 4, 1951Feb 16, 1959
Age2618
Height190180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2136
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9241,811
Career W-L579–422833–189
Career earnings$1,214,079$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
John Alexander 0 0 John McEnroe

Path

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 1977R32 Willem Prinsloo 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 18, 1977R64 Robert Bettauer 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Alexander's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 22, 1977QF Colin Dibley 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 1977R32 Bill Lofgren 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch data
Aug 18, 1977R64 Werner Zirngibl 6-4 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data