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Jimmy Connors#1 def. John Newcombe#22

6-4 7-6

Match Information

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

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsJohn 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
Jimmy Connors 2 2 John Newcombe

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 26, 1978R16 Mark Edmondson 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 25, 1978R32 Colin Dibley 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

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

John 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