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John McEnroe #264 def. Phil Dent #25

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

Match Information

Date	Jul 1, 1977*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	John McEnroe
Score	6-4 8-9 4-6 6-3 6-4
Loser	Phil Dent

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John McEnroe	Phil Dent
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Feb 16, 1959	Feb 14, 1950
Age	18	27
Height	180	183
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	264	25
Ranking points (entering)	—	0
Elo (entering)	1,705	1,932
Career W-L	833–189	418–351
Career earnings	$12,552,132	—

Pre-match H2H

John McEnroe 0 – 1 Phil Dent

Path

John McEnroe's path

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

John McEnroe's next match

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

Phil Dent's path

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