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Jimmy Connors def. Roscoe Tanner

6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 5, 1971*
Tournament Columbus
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-2 6-4
Loser Roscoe Tanner

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsRoscoe Tanner
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Oct 15, 1951
Age1819
Height177183
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,6131,444
Career W-L1,262–294595–298
Career earnings$8,641,040$1,696,198
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 0 – 0 Roscoe Tanner

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Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 4, 1971R32 Brian Cheney 6-3 7-5W—Match data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1971QF Haroon Rahim 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Roscoe Tanner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 4, 1971R32 Pierre Barthes 4-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data