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Jimmy Connors #1 def. Roscoe Tanner #25

6-2 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 29, 1978*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-2 6-4 6-3
Loser Roscoe Tanner

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsRoscoe Tanner
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Oct 15, 1951
Age2526
Height177183
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)125
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3001,999
Career W-L1,262–294595–298
Career earnings$8,641,040$1,696,198
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 10 – 2 Roscoe Tanner

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Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 28, 1978SF Brian Gottfried 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 28, 1978QF Raul Ramirez 6-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 1978R16 Buster C Mottram 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1978R32 Adriano Panatta 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1978R64 Cliff Drysdale 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Roscoe Tanner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 28, 1978SF Eddie Dibbs 7-6 5-7 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 28, 1978QF Bjorn Borg 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 1978R16 Ilie Nastase 6-1 6-7 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1978R32 Zeljko Franulovic 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1978R64 Syd Ball 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data