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Jimmy Connors#3 def. Ivan Lendl#10

6-2 6-0

Match Information

Date Aug 24, 1980*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-2 6-0
Loser Ivan Lendl

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsIvan Lendl
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Mar 7, 1960
Age2720
Height177188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)310
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2202,062
Career W-L1,262–2941,051–229
Career earnings$8,641,040$21,262,417
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 4 0 Ivan Lendl

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1980R16 Robert Vant Hof 6-1 6-1WMatch data
Aug 21, 1980R32 Sherwood Stewart 3-6 6-3 6-3WMatch data
Aug 20, 1980R64 Trey Waltke 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1980SF Francisco Gonzalez 6-2 7-6LH2HMatch data

Ivan Lendl's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1980R16 Jeff Borowiak 4-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 21, 1980R32 Tony Graham 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 20, 1980R64 Rick Fagel 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data