F Philadelphia 1979

Jimmy Connors #1 def. Arthur Ashe #14

6-3 6-4 6-1

Jimmy Connors defeated Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-4 6-1 in the 1979 Philadelphia final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 28, 1979*
Tournament: Philadelphia
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: F

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Arthur Ashe
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Jul 10, 1943
Age	26	35
Height	177 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	14
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,407	2,069
Current career W-L	1,266–298	788–255
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #1 4 – 2 Arthur Ashe #14

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roscoe Tanner #11	6-3 6-3 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1979	SF
Geoff Masters #59	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1979	QF
Wojtek Fibak #20	6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1979	R16
Erik Van Dillen	6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jan 25, 1979	R32
Van Winitsky	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1979	R64

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vitas Gerulaitis #6	1-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1979	SF
Brian Gottfried #8	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1979	QF
Guillermo Vilas #3	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1979	R16
Marty Riessen #54	6-1 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1979	R32
Bernie Mitton #62	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1979	R64