John McEnroe #1 def. Roscoe Tanner #9

6-4 7-5 6-2

John McEnroe defeated Roscoe Tanner 6-4 7-5 6-2 in the 1981 Sydney Indoor final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeRoscoe Tanner
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Oct 15, 1951
Age2230
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)19
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3551,970
Current career W-L835–191592–294
Current career earnings$12,552,132$1,696,198
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe #1 4 1 Roscoe Tanner #9

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eliot Teltscher #107-5 7-6WH2HMatch dataOct 17, 1981SF
Tom Gullikson 6-0 6-1WMatch dataOct 17, 1981QF
Rod Frawley #706-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 1981R16
Brad Drewett #806-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 15, 1981R32

John McEnroe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Roscoe Tanner's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Fitzgerald #586-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 17, 1981SF
Victor Pecci #146-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 17, 1981QF
Ferdi Taygan 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 1981R16
Chris Johnstone 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch dataOct 15, 1981R32