John McEnroe def. Phil Dent #25

6-4 8-9 4-6 6-3 6-4

John McEnroe defeated Phil Dent 6-4 8-9 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1977 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 1, 1977*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1977
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John McEnroe	Phil Dent
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Feb 16, 1959	Feb 14, 1950
Age	18	27
Height	180 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	25
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,707	1,938
Current career W-L	835–191	414–344
Current career earnings	$12,552,132	—

Pre-match H2H

John McEnroe 0 – 1 Phil Dent #25

Path

John McEnroe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandy Mayer #28	7-5 4-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Karl Meiler #46	6-2 6-2 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Colin Dowdeswell #90	9-7 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
Ismail El Shafei	6-0 7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128

John McEnroe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #1	3-6 3-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1977	SF

Phil Dent's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Gullikson	6-3 3-6 9-8 1-6 9-7	W	—	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Raymond Moore #43	8-6 3-6 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Anand Amritraj	2-6 9-8 6-3 4-6 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
Bill Lofgren	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128