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B. Mitton#96 def. John McEnroe#14

1-6 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 22, 1978*
Tournament San Jose
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner B. Mitton
Score1-6 6-4 6-4
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. MittonJohn McEnroe
Country RSA USA
Birth dateNov 9, 1954Feb 16, 1959
Age2319
Height188180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)9614
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7551,913
Career W-L206–223833–189
Career earnings$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
B. Mitton 0 0 John McEnroe

Path

B. Mitton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 22, 1978QF T. Waltke 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 21, 1978R16 H. Pfister 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1978R32 R. Lewis 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

B. Mitton's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 23, 1978F A. Ashe 7-6 1-6 2-6LH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 22, 1978QF Erik Van Dillen 6-2 6-1WMatch data
Apr 21, 1978R16 S. Docherty 7-5 7-6WH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1978R32 R. Simpson 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data