F Indianapolis 1978

Jimmy Connors #1 def. Jose Higueras #14

7-5 6-1

Jimmy Connors defeated Jose Higueras 7-5 6-1 in the 1978 Indianapolis final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsJose Higueras
Country USA ESP
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Mar 1, 1953
Age2525
Height177 cm178 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)114
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3852,033
Current career W-L1,266–298424–220
Current career earnings$8,641,040$1,406,355
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors #1 2 0 Jose Higueras #14

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Manuel Orantes #77-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1978SF
John McEnroe #153-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1978QF
Jaime Fillol #237-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 11, 1978R16
Heinz Gunthardt #636-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 1978R32
Rod Frawley 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1978R64

Jimmy Connors's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jose Higueras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Corrado Barazzutti #97-6 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1978SF
Guillermo Vilas #24-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1978QF
Chris Lewis #506-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 11, 1978R16
Zeljko Franulovic #487-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 1978R32
Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-2WMatch dataAug 9, 1978R64