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Jimmy Connors#2 def. John McEnroe#3

6-3 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 27, 1980*
Tournament Philadelphia
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-3 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsJohn McEnroe
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Feb 16, 1959
Age2720
Height177180
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)23
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3032,303
Career W-L1,262–294833–189
Career earnings$8,641,040$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 6 – 3 John McEnroe

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Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1980SF Gene Mayer 6-4 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1980QF Wojtek Fibak 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1980R16 Raul Ramirez 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1980R32 Tom Gullikson 7-5 6-4W—Match data

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1980SF John Sadri 7-6 4-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1980QF Jose Luis Clerc 6-2 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1980R16 Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-2W—Match data
Jan 24, 1980R32 Buster C Mottram 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 1980R64 Brian Teacher 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data