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J. Connors def. A. Panatta

6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 31, 1972*
Tournament Merion
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner J. Connors
Score6-4 6-3
Loser A. Panatta

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. ConnorsA. Panatta
Country USA ITA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jul 9, 1950
Age1922
Height177183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9461,846
Career W-L1,262–294379–226
Career earnings$8,641,040$776,187
Pre-match H2H
J. Connors 1 0 A. Panatta

Path

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1972R32 P. Cornejo 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1972R64 John Andrews 6-2 7-6WMatch data

J. Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1972QF C. Dibley 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

A. Panatta's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1972R32 Anand Amritraj 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Aug 29, 1972R64 G. Hardie 6-3 6-7 7-6WH2HMatch data