John McEnroe def. Dick Stockton

2-6 7-6 6-2

John McEnroe defeated Dick Stockton 2-6 7-6 6-2 in the 1978 San Francisco final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeDick Stockton
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Feb 18, 1951
Age1927
Height180 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0611,945
Current career W-L835–191386–267
Current career earnings$12,552,132$1,063,385
Pre-match H2H

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eddie Dibbs 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 1978SF
Adriano Panatta 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 1978QF
Kim Warwick 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1978R16
Marty Riessen 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1978R32
David Schneider 6-4 4-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1978R64

John McEnroe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Dick Stockton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pat Dupre 6-4 6-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 1978SF
Brian Teacher 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 1978QF
Sherwood Stewart 5-7 7-6 6-3WMatch dataSep 29, 1978R16
Terry Rocavert 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1978R32
Butch Walts 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1978R64