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John McEnroe#15 def. Deon Joubert#67

7-6 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 4, 1978*
Tournament South Orange
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner John McEnroe
Score7-6 6-2
Loser Deon Joubert

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeDeon Joubert
Country USA RSA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jun 10, 1953
Age1925
Height180
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1567
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9261,548
Career W-L833–18939–76
Career earnings$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 0 0 Deon Joubert

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 3, 1978R16 Keith Richardson 6-2 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1978R32 Rick Fagel 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 4, 1978SF Jose Luis Clerc 6-2 4-6 6-3LH2HMatch data

Deon Joubert's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 3, 1978R16 Bernard Fritz 1-6 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1978R32 Billy Martin 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data