John McEnroe #13 def. Hank Pfister #40

7-6 4-6 7-5

John McEnroe defeated Hank Pfister 7-6 4-6 7-5 in the 1978 Hartford semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeHank Pfister
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Oct 9, 1953
Age1924
Height180 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1340
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0051,788
Current career W-L835–191260–213
Current career earnings$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe #13 0 0 Hank Pfister #40

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gene Mayer #566-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 1978QF
Brad Drewett 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 1978R16
Steve Docherty 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 1978R32

John McEnroe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Johan Kriek #536-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 24, 1978F

Hank Pfister's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alvin Gardiner #896-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 1978QF
Mike Fishbach 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 1978R16
Van Winitsky 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 1978R32