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John McEnroe#29 def. Hans Gildemeister

7-5 6-1

Match Information

Date Sep 4, 1977*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner John McEnroe
Score7-5 6-1
Loser Hans Gildemeister

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeHans Gildemeister
Country USA CHI
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Feb 9, 1956
Age1821
Height180
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)29
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,8091,779
Career W-L833–189
Career earnings$12,552,132$740,858
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 0 0 Hans Gildemeister

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1977R128 Eliot Teltscher 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1977R32 Eddie Dibbs 6-2 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Hans Gildemeister's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1977R128 Jaime Fillol 6-0 6-3WMatch data