SF Miami Open 1987

Ivan Lendl #1 def. Jimmy Connors #8

3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3

Ivan Lendl defeated Jimmy Connors 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 in the 1987 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 1, 1987*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 1987
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Ivan Lendl	Jimmy Connors
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Mar 7, 1960	Sep 2, 1952
Age	26	34
Height	188 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	8
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,331	2,051
Current career W-L	1,045–227	1,266–298
Current career earnings	$21,262,417	$8,641,040

Pre-match H2H

Ivan Lendl #1 15 – 12 Jimmy Connors #8

Path

Ivan Lendl's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jay Berger #84	6-3 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 1987	QF
Brad Gilbert #18	6-2 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1987	R16
Thomas Muster #47	3-6 6-4 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 1987	R32
Paul Annacone #41	5-7 7-6 4-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 1987	R64
Ricardo Acuna #194	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 1987	R128

Ivan Lendl's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Miloslav Mecir #9	5-7 2-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 1987	F

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Derrick Rostagno #59	6-4 4-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 1987	QF
Johan Carlsson #116	6-0 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1987	R16
Darren Cahill #141	6-3 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 1987	R32
Peter Lundgren #105	2-6 6-4 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 1987	R64
Ben Testerman #81	6-1 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 1987	R128