R64 US Open 1974

Jimmy Connors def. Ove Bengtson

6-1 6-3 6-3

Jimmy Connors defeated Ove Bengtson 6-1 6-3 6-3 in the 1974 US Open round of 64 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 1, 1974*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1974
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Ove Bengtson
Country	USA	SWE
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Apr 5, 1945
Age	21	29
Height	177 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,255	1,647
Current career W-L	1,266–298	132–168
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	—

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors 5 – 0 Ove Bengtson

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jeff Borowiak	6-3 6-4 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1974	R128

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Alexander	6-1 7-5 6-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1974	R32

Ove Bengtson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dick Crealy	7-6 7-6 4-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1974	R128