Jimmy Connors #1 def. Mark Cox

6-2 6-1 6-1

Jimmy Connors defeated Mark Cox 6-2 6-1 6-1 in the 1979 Wimbledon round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsMark Cox
Country USA GBR
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jul 5, 1943
Age2635
Height177 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3381,783
Current career W-L1,266–298406–272
Current career earnings$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors #1 5 2 Mark Cox

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Johan Kriek #316-4 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 1979R32
Marty Riessen #436-7 6-3 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1979R64
Jean Francois Caujolle #756-2 6-7 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1979R128

Jimmy Connors's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bill Scanlon #636-3 4-6 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 6, 1979QF

Mark Cox's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Moretton 3-6 6-7 6-1 7-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 1979R32
Balazs Taroczy #236-4 4-6 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1979R64
Karl Meiler 7-5 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1979R128