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J. Connors#1 def. A. Panatta#33

4-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Sep 7, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner J. Connors
Score4-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 7-5
Loser A. Panatta

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. ConnorsA. Panatta
Country USA ITA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jul 9, 1950
Age2628
Height177183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)133
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3641,873
Career W-L1,262–294379–226
Career earnings$8,641,040$776,187
Pre-match H2H
J. Connors 6 2 A. Panatta

Path

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 P. Dupre 7-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 S. Docherty 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 Tom Gullikson 6-0 6-2WMatch data

J. Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1978QF B. Gottfried 6-2 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

A. Panatta's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 M. Riessen 3-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 B. Nichols 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 M. Orantes 4-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch data