Jimmy Connors #1 def. John McEnroe #71

6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4

Jimmy Connors defeated John McEnroe 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 1977 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 3, 1977*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1977
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Feb 16, 1959
Age	24	18
Height	177 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	71
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,357	1,745
Current career W-L	1,266–298	835–191
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$12,552,132

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #1 0 – 0 John McEnroe #71

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Byron Bertram #66	6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1977	QF
Stan Smith	7-9 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Cliff Drysdale #27	6-2 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Marty Riessen #44	6-4 8-9 6-1 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
Richard Lewis #98	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bjorn Borg #2	6-3 2-6 1-6 7-5 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1977	F

John McEnroe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Phil Dent #25	6-4 8-9 4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1977	QF
Sandy Mayer #28	7-5 4-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977	R16
Karl Meiler #46	6-2 6-2 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1977	R32
Colin Dowdeswell #90	9-7 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1977	R64
Ismail El Shafei	6-0 7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jun 22, 1977	R128