Jimmy Connors #3 def. John McEnroe #1

3-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4

Jimmy Connors defeated John McEnroe 3-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the 1982 Wimbledon final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 5, 1982*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1982
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Feb 16, 1959
Age	29	23
Height	177 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	1
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,235	2,276
Current career W-L	1,266–298	835–191
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$12,552,132

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #3 10 – 8 John McEnroe #1

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Edmondson #19	6-4 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1982	SF
Gene Mayer #10	6-1 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1982	QF
Paul Mcnamee #60	6-2 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1982	R16
Drew Gitlin	6-2 6-7 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1982	R32
John Alexander #43	6-3 4-6 6-1 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1982	R64
Mike Myburg	6-0 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1982	R128

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John McEnroe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Mayotte #39	6-3 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1982	SF
Johan Kriek #11	4-6 6-2 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1982	QF
Hank Pfister #32	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1982	R16
Lloyd Bourne	6-2 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1982	R32
Eddie Edwards	6-3 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1982	R64
Van Winitsky #48	6-2 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1982	R128