Jose Luis Clerc #44 def. John McEnroe #15

6-2 4-6 6-3

Jose Luis Clerc defeated John McEnroe 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the 1978 South Orange semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date
Aug 4, 1978*
Tournament
South Orange
Edition
1978
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Round
SF

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJose Luis ClercJohn McEnroe
Country ARG USA
Birth dateAug 16, 1958Feb 16, 1959
Age1919
Height185 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4415
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,7801,932
Current career W-L355–138835–191
Current career earnings$1,987,036$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
Jose Luis Clerc #44 0 – 0 John McEnroe #15

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Path

Jose Luis Clerc's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Lloyd 6-3 6-4W—Match dataAug 4, 1978QF
Patricio Cornejo #906-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 1978R16
Andy Mccurry 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 1978R32

Jose Luis Clerc's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Vilas #21-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 5, 1978F

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Deon Joubert #677-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 4, 1978QF
Keith Richardson 6-2 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 1978R16
Rick Fagel 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 1978R32