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Jimmy Connors#1 def. John Alexander#19

6-2 6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Jul 5, 1978*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-2 6-2 6-4
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jul 4, 1951
Age2527
Height177190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)119
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3181,855
Career W-L1,262–294579–422
Career earnings$8,641,040$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 8 1 John Alexander

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1978R32 Tom Gorman 6-4 8-6 8-9 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1978R64 Kim Warwick 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1978R128 Russell Simpson 7-5 9-8 6-1WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 7, 1978QF Raul Ramirez 6-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1978R32 Bob Hewitt 8-6 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1978R64 Anand Amritraj 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-2WMatch data
Jun 28, 1978R128 Victor Pecci 7-5 4-6 9-8 8-9 12-10WH2HMatch data