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Jimmy Connors #1 def. Phil Dent #26

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date	Aug 8, 1977
Tournament	Indianapolis
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Jimmy Connors
Score	6-3 6-1
Loser	Phil Dent

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Phil Dent
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Feb 14, 1950
Age	24	27
Height	177	183
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	1	26
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	2,265	1,932
Career W-L	1,262–294	418–351
Career earnings	$8,641,040	—

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors 5 – 0 Phil Dent

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 8, 1977	QF	Dick Stockton	2-6 6-4 10-8	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 8, 1977	R16	Brian Teacher	7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 8, 1977	R32	Matt Mitchell	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 8, 1977	R64	Henry Bunis	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Jimmy Connors's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 8, 1977	F	Manuel Orantes	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Phil Dent's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 8, 1977	QF	John McEnroe	6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 8, 1977	R16	Alvaro Betancur	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 8, 1977	R32	Butch Seewagen	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 8, 1977	R64	Bill Maze	7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data