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Jimmy Connors #2 def. Vijay Amritraj #34

7-6 7-5 (ret.)

Match Information

Date Sep 1, 1979*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score7-6 7-5 (ret.)
Loser Vijay Amritraj

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsVijay Amritraj
Country USA IND
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Dec 14, 1953
Age2625
Height177193
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)234
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2961,811
Career W-L1,262–294390–294
Career earnings$8,641,040$1,331,913
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 4 – 3 Vijay Amritraj

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Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Anand Amritraj 6-2 6-4 6-4W—Match data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1979R32 Bruce Manson 6-3 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data

Vijay Amritraj's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Richard Meyer 6-3 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data