R16 San Jose 1978

John McEnroe #14 def. Steve Docherty

7-5 7-6

John McEnroe defeated Steve Docherty 7-5 7-6 in the 1978 San Jose round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 21, 1978*
Tournament: San Jose
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John McEnroe	Steve Docherty
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Feb 16, 1959	May 6, 1950
Age	19	27
Height	180 cm	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	14	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,905	1,582
Current career W-L	835–191	46–76
Current career earnings	$12,552,132	—

Pre-match H2H

John McEnroe #14 0 – 0 Steve Docherty

Path

John McEnroe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Russell Simpson	7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 1978	R32

John McEnroe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Erik Van Dillen	6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data	Apr 22, 1978	QF

Steve Docherty's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Feaver	4-6 7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data	Apr 20, 1978	R32