F Memphis 1979

Jimmy Connors #1 def. Arthur Ashe #9

6-4 5-7 6-3

Jimmy Connors defeated Arthur Ashe 6-4 5-7 6-3 in the 1979 Memphis final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 4, 1979*
Tournament: Memphis
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: F

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Arthur Ashe
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Jul 10, 1943
Age	26	35
Height	177 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	9
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,412	2,108
Current career W-L	1,266–298	792–256
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #1 5 – 2 Arthur Ashe #9

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vitas Gerulaitis #4	3-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 3, 1979	SF
Sandy Mayer #19	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 3, 1979	QF
Stan Smith	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 1979	R16
Tomas Smid #45	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 1979	R32

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roscoe Tanner #10	2-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 3, 1979	SF
Gene Mayer #56	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 3, 1979	QF
Tim Gullikson	1-6 7-6 6-1	W	—	Match data	Mar 2, 1979	R16
Kim Warwick #43	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 1979	R32
Tim Wilkison #41	7-6 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1979	R64