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Jimmy Connors#1 def. John Alexander#11

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Mar 27, 1976*
Tournament Palm Springs
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-4 6-1
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jul 4, 1951
Age2324
Height177190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)111
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2831,886
Career W-L1,262–294579–422
Career earnings$8,641,040$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 2 0 John Alexander

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1976R16 Bob Lutz 6-2 6-4WMatch data
Mar 25, 1976R32 Phil Dent 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch data
Mar 24, 1976R64 Sandy Mayer 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1976SF Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1976R16 Raul Ramirez 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 25, 1976R32 Syd Ball 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 24, 1976R64 Allan Stone 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data