SF Las Vegas 1979

Jimmy Connors #2 def. John McEnroe #3

7-5 6-4

Jimmy Connors defeated John McEnroe 7-5 6-4 in the 1979 Las Vegas semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsJohn McEnroe
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Feb 16, 1959
Age2620
Height177 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)23
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,4002,235
Current career W-L1,266–298835–191
Current career earnings$8,641,040$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors #2 5 1 John McEnroe #3

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roscoe Tanner #66-7 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 1979QF
Dick Stockton #246-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 27, 1979R16
Pat Dupre #276-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 1979R32

Jimmy Connors's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bjorn Borg #13-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataApr 29, 1979F

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Johan Kriek #286-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 1979QF
Corrado Barazzutti #156-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 27, 1979R16
Sandy Mayer #216-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 1979R32