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J. Connors#1 def. J. Newcombe#22

6-4 7-6

Match Information

Date Oct 27, 1978*
Tournament Sydney Indoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner J. Connors
Score6-4 7-6
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. ConnorsJ. Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateSep 2, 1952May 23, 1944
Age2634
Height177183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)122
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,4061,839
Career W-L1,262–294556–224
Career earnings$8,641,040$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
J. Connors 2 2 J. Newcombe

Path

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 26, 1978R16 M. Edmondson 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 25, 1978R32 C. Dibley 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

J. Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 27, 1978SF P. Dupre 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 26, 1978R16 Peter Mcnamara 6-1 6-4WMatch data
Oct 25, 1978R32 Fred Mcnair 3-6 7-5 6-2WMatch data