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R. Tanner#11 def. John McEnroe#4

7-6 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 27, 1979*
Tournament Philadelphia
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner R. Tanner
Score7-6 6-2
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. TannerJohn McEnroe
Country USA USA
Birth dateOct 15, 1951Feb 16, 1959
Age2719
Height183180
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)114
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9582,162
Career W-L595–298833–189
Career earnings$1,696,198$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
R. Tanner 0 1 John McEnroe

Path

R. Tanner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1979R16 E. Dibbs 6-7 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1979R32 T. Leonard 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1979R64 V. Amritraj 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data

R. Tanner's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 1979SF J. Connors 3-6 3-6 6-3 1-6LH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1979R16 H. Pfister 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1979R32 Stan Smith 7-5 6-1WMatch data