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J. Connors#1 def. V. Gerulaitis#5

7-6 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 20, 1979*
Tournament Birmingham
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner J. Connors
Score7-6 6-2
Loser V. Gerulaitis

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. ConnorsV. Gerulaitis
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jul 26, 1954
Age2624
Height177183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)15
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3312,169
Career W-L1,262–294527–231
Career earnings$8,641,040$2,778,748
Pre-match H2H
J. Connors 11 2 V. Gerulaitis

Path

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1979QF Stan Smith 6-4 6-1WMatch data
Jan 19, 1979R16 E. Teltscher 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1979R32 C. Owens 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

J. Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1979F E. Dibbs 6-2 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch data

V. Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1979QF I. Nastase 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1979R16 D. Joubert 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1979R32 T. Vann 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data