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John McEnroe #13 def. G. Mayer #56

6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Sep 23, 1978*
Tournament Hartford
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-2 6-1
Loser G. Mayer

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeG. Mayer
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Apr 11, 1956
Age1922
Height180183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1356
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9951,761
Career W-L833–189311–159
Career earnings$12,552,132$1,382,422
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 1 0 G. Mayer

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1978R16 B. Drewett 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1978R32 S. Docherty 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 23, 1978SF H. Pfister 7-6 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch data

G. Mayer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1978R16 W. Prinsloo 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1978R32 G. Hardie 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data