Jimmy Connors #1 def. Bill Scanlon #63

6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4

Jimmy Connors defeated Bill Scanlon 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the 1979 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 6, 1979*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1979
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Bill Scanlon
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Nov 13, 1956
Age	26	22
Height	177 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	1	63
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,340	1,792
Current career W-L	1,266–298	307–259
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$1,427,007

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #1 3 – 0 Bill Scanlon #63

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Cox	6-2 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1979	R16
Johan Kriek #31	6-4 6-1 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1979	R32
Marty Riessen #43	6-7 6-3 7-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1979	R64
Jean Francois Caujolle #75	6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1979	R128

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bjorn Borg #2	2-6 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 1979	SF

Bill Scanlon's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brad Drewett	6-4 6-4 6-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1979	R16
Andrew Pattison	7-6 4-6 6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jul 1, 1979	R32
Francisco Gonzalez #92	7-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1979	R64
Robin Drysdale	6-3 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1979	R128