SF Philadelphia Wct 1977

Jimmy Connors #1 def. Cliff Drysdale #27

6-2 6-2 6-2

Jimmy Connors defeated Cliff Drysdale 6-2 6-2 6-2 in the 1977 Philadelphia Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 29, 1977*
Tournament: Philadelphia Wct
Edition: 1977
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Cliff Drysdale
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	May 26, 1941
Age	24	35
Height	177 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	27
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,403	1,910
Current career W-L	1,266–298	397–251
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	—

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #1 1 – 0 Cliff Drysdale #27

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tony Roche #21	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 29, 1977	QF
Wojtek Fibak #14	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1977	R16
Buster C Mottram #51	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1977	R32

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dick Stockton #15	6-3 4-6 6-3 1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1977	F

Cliff Drysdale's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bernie Mitton #70	2-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 29, 1977	QF
Bill Scanlon #35	6-3 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1977	R16
Mark Cox #17	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1977	R32
Charlie Pasarell #50	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1977	R64