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Francisco Gonzalez#88 def. Jimmy Connors#3

6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date Aug 24, 1980*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Francisco Gonzalez
Score6-2 7-6
Loser Jimmy Connors

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldFrancisco GonzalezJimmy Connors
Country PAR USA
Birth dateNov 19, 1955Sep 2, 1952
Age2427
Height193177
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)883
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,6752,229
Career W-L105–1571,262–294
Career earnings$482,348$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
Francisco Gonzalez 1 – 0 Jimmy Connors

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Path

Francisco Gonzalez's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1980QF Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1980R16 Eric Friedler 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 21, 1980R32 Thierry Tulasne 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 20, 1980R64 Stan Smith 6-2 2-6 7-6W—Match data

Francisco Gonzalez's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1980F Harold Solomon 7-6 6-3LH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1980QF Ivan Lendl 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1980R16 Robert Vant Hof 6-1 6-1W—Match data
Aug 21, 1980R32 Sherwood Stewart 3-6 6-3 6-3W—Match data
Aug 20, 1980R64 Trey Waltke 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data