R16 South African Open 1973

Jimmy Connors #3 def. Bob Carmichael #78

7-5 6-4 6-2

Jimmy Connors defeated Bob Carmichael 7-5 6-4 6-2 in the 1973 South African Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 1, 1973*
Tournament: South African Open
Edition: 1973
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Bob Carmichael
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Jul 4, 1940
Age	21	33
Height	177 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	3	78
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,118	1,600
Current career W-L	1,266–298	213–256
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$414

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #3 2 – 1 Bob Carmichael #78

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rauty Krog	6-0 6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data	Nov 30, 1973	R32

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Cox #21	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 2, 1973	QF

Bob Carmichael's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ian Fletcher #84	6-3 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 30, 1973	R32