R16 Philadelphia 1979

Jimmy Connors #1 def. Wojtek Fibak #20

6-4 7-6

Jimmy Connors defeated Wojtek Fibak 6-4 7-6 in the 1979 Philadelphia round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 26, 1979*
Tournament: Philadelphia
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Wojtek Fibak
Country	USA	POL
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Aug 30, 1952
Age	26	26
Height	177 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	1	20
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,401	1,905
Current career W-L	1,266–298	525–309
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$2,725,403

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #1 7 – 1 Wojtek Fibak #20

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Erik Van Dillen	6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jan 25, 1979	R32
Van Winitsky	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1979	R64

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Geoff Masters #59	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1979	QF

Wojtek Fibak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victor Amaya #39	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1979	R32