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John McEnroe #3 def. J. Lapidus #272

6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 4, 1979*
Tournament South Orange
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-1 6-2
Loser J. Lapidus

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeJ. Lapidus
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959May 1, 1959
Age2020
Height180188
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)3272
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)2,2601,567
Career W-L833–18976–106
Career earnings$12,552,132$245,642
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 0 0 J. Lapidus

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 4, 1979QF C. Kachel 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 3, 1979R16 J. James 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1979R32 D. Carter 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 5, 1979F John Lloyd 6-7 6-4 6-0WMatch data

J. Lapidus's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 4, 1979QF Fred Mcnair 6-1 6-3WMatch data
Aug 3, 1979R16 G. Malin 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1979R32 P. Fleming 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data