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Jimmy Connors #1 def. Mark Cox #98

6-2 6-1 6-1

Match Information

Date Jul 4, 1979*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-2 6-1 6-1
Loser Mark Cox

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsMark Cox
Country USA GBR
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jul 5, 1943
Age2635
Height177185
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)198
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3131,780
Career W-L1,262–294408–274
Career earnings$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 5 2 Mark Cox

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 1, 1979R32 Johan Kriek 6-4 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1979R64 Marty Riessen 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1979R128 Jean Francois Caujolle 6-2 6-7 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 6, 1979QF Bill Scanlon 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Mark Cox's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 1, 1979R32 Gilles Moretton 3-6 6-7 6-1 7-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1979R64 Balazs Taroczy 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1979R128 Karl Meiler 7-5 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data