Jimmy Connors def. Phil Dent

7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 6-3

Jimmy Connors defeated Phil Dent 7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the 1974 Australian Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 9, 1974*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1974
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Phil Dent
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Feb 14, 1950
Age	21	23
Height	177 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,172	1,842
Current career W-L	1,266–298	414–344
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	—

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors 0 – 0 Phil Dent

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Alexander	7-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 8, 1974	SF
Vladimir Zednik	3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1974	QF
Syd Ball	6-4 5-7 6-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1974	R16
Graeme Thomson	6-4 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1974	R32
Jean Louis Haillet #195	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1973	R64

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Phil Dent's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ross Case	6-4 6-1 2-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 8, 1974	SF
Colin Dibley	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1974	QF
Bjorn Borg	6-4 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1974	R16
William Brown	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1974	R32
Ulrich Pinner #183	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1973	R64