SF Indianapolis 1979

Jimmy Connors #2 def. Jose Higueras #9

6-2 7-5

Jimmy Connors defeated Jose Higueras 6-2 7-5 in the 1979 Indianapolis semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 11, 1979*
Tournament: Indianapolis
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Jose Higueras
Country	USA	ESP
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Mar 1, 1953
Age	26	26
Height	177 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	9
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,330	2,066
Current career W-L	1,266–298	424–220
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$1,406,355

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #2 3 – 0 Jose Higueras #9

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivan Lendl #37	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 11, 1979	QF
Balazs Taroczy #26	5-7 6-1 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 10, 1979	R16
Pavel Slozil #61	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 9, 1979	R32
Mark Edmondson #73	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 8, 1979	R64

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Vilas #6	6-1 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1979	F

Jose Higueras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Corrado Barazzutti #28	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 11, 1979	QF
Peter Mcnamara	6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Aug 10, 1979	R16
Paul Mcnamee #87	6-0 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 9, 1979	R32
Randy Crawford	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 8, 1979	R64