SF Memphis 1980

John McEnroe #2 def. Bernie Mitton #59

7-6 6-0

John McEnroe defeated Bernie Mitton 7-6 6-0 in the 1980 Memphis semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 1, 1980*
Tournament: Memphis
Edition: 1980
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John McEnroe	Bernie Mitton
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Feb 16, 1959	Nov 9, 1954
Age	21	25
Height	180 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	59
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,292	1,762
Current career W-L	835–191	206–223
Current career earnings	$12,552,132	—

Pre-match H2H

John McEnroe #2 0 – 1 Bernie Mitton #59

Path

John McEnroe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Lutz	2-6 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 1980	QF
Brian Gottfried #25	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 29, 1980	R16
Ferdi Taygan #89	0-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1980	R32
Byron Bertram	2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 27, 1980	R64

John McEnroe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #3	7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 1980	F

Bernie Mitton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sherwood Stewart	7-5 6-2	W	—	Match data	Mar 1, 1980	QF
Wojtek Fibak #17	6-7 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 29, 1980	R16
Terry Moor #44	6-3 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1980	R32