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John McEnroe#13 def. H. Pfister#40

7-6 4-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Sep 23, 1978*
Tournament Hartford
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner John McEnroe
Score7-6 4-6 7-5
Loser H. Pfister

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeH. Pfister
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Oct 9, 1953
Age1924
Height180193
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1340
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0021,786
Career W-L833–189260–213
Career earnings$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 0 0 H. Pfister

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 23, 1978QF G. Mayer 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1978R16 B. Drewett 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1978R32 S. Docherty 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 24, 1978F J. Kriek 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

H. Pfister's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 23, 1978QF A. Gardiner 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1978R16 M. Fishbach 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1978R32 V. Winitsky 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data