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Jimmy Connors #2 def. John McEnroe #1

3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Nov 15, 1981*
Tournament Wembley
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsJohn McEnroe
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Feb 16, 1959
Age2922
Height177180
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)21
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1572,326
Career W-L1,262–294833–189
Career earnings$8,641,040$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 8 – 6 John McEnroe

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Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 14, 1981SF Yannick Noah 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 14, 1981QF Shlomo Glickstein 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data
Nov 13, 1981R16 Tony Giammalva 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Nov 12, 1981R32 Tom Gullikson 6-4 6-2W—Match data

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 14, 1981SF Sandy Mayer 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 14, 1981QF Brian Gottfried 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 13, 1981R16 Stanislav Birner 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 12, 1981R32 John Feaver 6-1 6-1W—Match data