John McEnroe #5 def. Tim Gullikson

6-7 6-4 7-6 6-2

John McEnroe defeated Tim Gullikson 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-2 in the 1978 Wembley final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeTim Gullikson
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Sep 8, 1951
Age1927
Height180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)5
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1291,925
Current career W-L835–191
Current career earnings$12,552,132$1,121,880
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe #5 1 0 Tim Gullikson

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dick Stockton #206-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 19, 1978SF
Corrado Barazzutti #106-0 7-6WH2HMatch dataNov 19, 1978QF
Tom Okker #456-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 18, 1978R16
David Lloyd 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 17, 1978R32

John McEnroe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Tim Gullikson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe #16(w/o)WMatch dataNov 19, 1978SF
Sandy Mayer #146-2 6-2WMatch dataNov 19, 1978QF
Vitas Gerulaitis #46-4 5-7 6-3WMatch dataNov 18, 1978R16
Vladimir Zednik #596-7 7-6 6-2WMatch dataNov 17, 1978R32