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John McEnroe #3 def. Ferdi Taygan #97

6-2 1-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Sep 20, 1979*
Tournament Los Angeles
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR32
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-2 1-6 6-1
Loser Ferdi Taygan

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeFerdi Taygan
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Dec 5, 1956
Age2022
Height180173
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)397
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3181,632
Career W-L833–18974–121
Career earnings$12,552,132$668,104
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 0 0 Ferdi Taygan

Path

John McEnroe's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1979R16 Tim Gullikson 6-3 6-4WMatch data

Ferdi Taygan's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 19, 1979R64 Butch Walts 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data