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Jimmy Connors#1 def. John Alexander#32

7-6(5) 6-2

Match Information

Date Mar 20, 1977*
Tournament St. Louis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score7-6(5) 6-2
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
Age2425
Height177190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)132
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3221,861
Career W-L1,262–294579–422
Career earnings$8,641,040$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 5 1 John Alexander

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 19, 1977SF Ilie Nastase 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 19, 1977QF Bernie Mitton 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 18, 1977R16 Vijay Amritraj 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 19, 1977SF Harold Solomon 4-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Mar 19, 1977QF Grover Raz Reid 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Mar 18, 1977R16 Byron Bertram 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data