F Indianapolis 1979

Jimmy Connors #2 def. Guillermo Vilas #6

6-1 2-6 6-4

Jimmy Connors defeated Guillermo Vilas 6-1 2-6 6-4 in the 1979 Indianapolis final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 12, 1979*
Tournament: Indianapolis
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: F

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Guillermo Vilas
Country	USA	ARG
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Aug 17, 1952
Age	26	26
Height	177 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	6
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,335	2,123
Current career W-L	1,266–298	890–283
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$4,923,882

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #2 2 – 2 Guillermo Vilas #6

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jose Higueras #9	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 11, 1979	SF
Ivan Lendl #37	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 11, 1979	QF
Balazs Taroczy #26	5-7 6-1 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 10, 1979	R16
Pavel Slozil #61	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 9, 1979	R32
Mark Edmondson #73	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 8, 1979	R64

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Guillermo Vilas's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John McEnroe #3	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 11, 1979	SF
Jose Luis Clerc #12	6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 11, 1979	QF
Tomas Smid #33	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 10, 1979	R16
Van Winitsky	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 9, 1979	R32
Mel Purcell	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 8, 1979	R64