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J. Connors#1 def. Stan Smith#22

6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date Feb 26, 1978*
Tournament Denver
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner J. Connors
Score6-2 7-6
Loser Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. ConnorsStan Smith
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Dec 14, 1946
Age2531
Height177
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)122
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3131,922
Career W-L1,262–294
Career earnings$8,641,040$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
J. Connors 10 4 Stan Smith

Path

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 1978SF G. Masters 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 1978QF N. Saviano 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 1978R16 V. Winitsky 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 1978R32 P. Fleming 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch data

J. Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 1978SF A. Ashe 6-4 7-5WMatch data
Feb 25, 1978QF W. Fibak 5-7 6-4 7-6WMatch data
Feb 23, 1978R32 B. Martin 7-6 6-4WMatch data