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Jimmy Connors def. Toshiro Sakai

7-6 6-0

Match Information

Date	Aug 7, 1972
Tournament	Indianapolis
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Jimmy Connors
Score	7-6 6-0
Loser	Toshiro Sakai

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Toshiro Sakai
Country	USA	JPN
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Nov 23, 1947
Age	19	24
Height	177	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	—
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,960	1,533
Career W-L	1,262–294	—
Career earnings	$8,641,040	$1,413

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors 0 – 0 Toshiro Sakai

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 7, 1972	QF	Colin Dibley	7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 7, 1972	R16	Ivan Molina	4-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 7, 1972	R32	Geoff Masters	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 7, 1972	R64	Rick Fisher	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Jimmy Connors's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 7, 1972	F	Bob Hewitt	7-6 6-1 6-2	L	H2H	Match data

Toshiro Sakai's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 7, 1972	QF	Patrice Dominguez	6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data
Aug 7, 1972	R16	Ian Fletcher	7-5 7-5	W	—	Match data
Aug 7, 1972	R64	Peter Burwash	6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data