Jimmy Connors #3 def. Mark Cox #21

6-3 6-4 6-4

Jimmy Connors defeated Mark Cox 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 1973 South African Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsMark Cox
Country USA GBR
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jul 5, 1943
Age2130
Height177 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)321
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1201,904
Current career W-L1,266–298406–272
Current career earnings$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors #3 2 1 Mark Cox #21

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Carmichael #787-5 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataDec 1, 1973R16
Rauty Krog 6-0 6-3 6-3WMatch dataNov 30, 1973R32

Jimmy Connors's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tom Okker #46-3 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataDec 2, 1973SF

Mark Cox's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jurgen Fassbender #397-5 7-6 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataDec 1, 1973R16
Hans Jurgen Pohmann #1306-1 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 30, 1973R32