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J. Connors #1 def. Stan Smith #25

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 20, 1979*
Tournament Birmingham
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner J. Connors
Score6-4 6-1
Loser Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. ConnorsStan Smith
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Dec 14, 1946
Age2632
Height177
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)125
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3271,958
Career W-L1,262–294
Career earnings$8,641,040$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
J. Connors 11 4 Stan Smith

Path

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1979R16 E. Teltscher 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1979R32 C. Owens 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

J. Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1979SF V. Gerulaitis 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1979R16 C. Barazzutti 6-2 6-4WMatch data
Jan 18, 1979R32 G. Masters 7-5 6-3WMatch data