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Jose Luis Clerc#44 def. John McEnroe#15

6-2 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 4, 1978*
Tournament South Orange
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner Jose Luis Clerc
Score6-2 4-6 6-3
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJose Luis ClercJohn McEnroe
Country ARG USA
Birth dateAug 16, 1958Feb 16, 1959
Age1919
Height185180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)4415
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7801,929
Career W-L361–141833–189
Career earnings$1,987,036$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
Jose Luis Clerc 0 0 John McEnroe

Path

Jose Luis Clerc's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 4, 1978QF John Lloyd 6-3 6-4WMatch data
Aug 3, 1978R16 Patricio Cornejo 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1978R32 Andy Mccurry 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Jose Luis Clerc's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 5, 1978F Guillermo Vilas 6-1 6-3LH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 4, 1978QF Deon Joubert 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 3, 1978R16 Keith Richardson 6-2 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 1978R32 Rick Fagel 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data