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John McEnroe#5 def. Karl Meiler#89

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Dec 3, 1978*
Tournament Bologna
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Karl Meiler

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeKarl Meiler
Country USA GER
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Apr 30, 1949
Age1929
Height180178
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)589
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1411,707
Career W-L833–189252–189
Career earnings$12,552,132$2,148
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 1 0 Karl Meiler

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 2, 1978R16 Eliot Teltscher 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 1, 1978R32 John Hayes 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 3, 1978SF Peter Fleming 6-4 6-1LH2HMatch data

Karl Meiler's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 2, 1978R16 Miguel Mir 6-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 1, 1978R32 Gianni Ocleppo 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data