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Jimmy Connors def. Guillermo Vilas

6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 7, 1972*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-3 6-3
Loser Guillermo Vilas

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsGuillermo Vilas
Country USA ARG
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Aug 17, 1952
Age1919
Height177180
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9621,597
Career W-L1,262–294898–282
Career earnings$8,641,040$4,923,882
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 0 – 0 Guillermo Vilas

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Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1972SF Jaime Pinto Bravo 6-4 6-0W—Match data
Aug 6, 1972QF Barry Phillips Moore 6-1 7-6W—Match data
Aug 5, 1972R16 Steve Faulk 6-4 6-7 7-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 3, 1972R32 Humphrey Hose 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1972R64 Kenneth McMillan 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Guillermo Vilas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1972SF Frew Mcmillan 6-4 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1972QF Jun Kamiwazumi 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 5, 1972R16 Anand Amritraj 6-2 1-0 (ret.)W—Match data
Aug 3, 1972R32 Roscoe Tanner 6-3 3-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1972R64 Wanaro N'Godrella 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data