SF Australian Open 1974

Jimmy Connors def. John Alexander

7-6 6-4 6-4

Jimmy Connors defeated John Alexander 7-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1974 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 8, 1974*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1974
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	John Alexander
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Jul 4, 1951
Age	21	22
Height	177 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,162	1,923
Current career W-L	1,266–298	567–419
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$1,214,079

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors 0 – 0 John Alexander

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vladimir Zednik	3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1974	QF
Syd Ball	6-4 5-7 6-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1974	R16
Graeme Thomson	6-4 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1974	R32
Jean Louis Haillet #195	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1973	R64

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Phil Dent	7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1974	F

John Alexander's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Giltinan	6-1 5-7 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1974	QF
Dick Crealy	6-7 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1974	R16
Milan Holecek	4-6 6-4 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1974	R32
Thierry Bernasconi	7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1973	R64