SF Wimbledon 1980

John McEnroe #2 def. Jimmy Connors #3

6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4

John McEnroe defeated Jimmy Connors 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1980 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 6, 1980*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1980
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John McEnroe	Jimmy Connors
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Feb 16, 1959	Sep 2, 1952
Age	21	27
Height	180 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	3
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,257	2,290
Current career W-L	835–191	1,266–298
Current career earnings	$12,552,132	$8,641,040

Pre-match H2H

John McEnroe #2 4 – 8 Jimmy Connors #3

Path

John McEnroe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Peter Fleming #9	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1980	QF
Kevin Curren	7-5 7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1980	R16
Tom Okker #60	6-0 7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1980	R32
Terry Rocavert	4-6 7-5 6-7 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1980	R64
Butch Walts #45	6-3 6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1980	R128

John McEnroe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bjorn Borg #1	6-1 5-7 3-6 7-6 6-8	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1980	F

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roscoe Tanner #8	1-6 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1980	QF
Hank Pfister #38	6-4 6-7 6-1 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1980	R16
Heinz Gunthardt #32	6-7 6-2 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1980	R32
Sherwood Stewart	6-0 6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jun 27, 1980	R64
Richard Lewis	6-0 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1980	R128