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John McEnroe#3 def. Buster C Mottram#41

6-7 6-2 7-6 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jun 29, 1979*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R64
Winner	John McEnroe
Score	6-7 6-2 7-6 6-2
Loser	Buster C Mottram

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John McEnroe	Buster C Mottram
Country	USA	GBR
Birth date	Feb 16, 1959	—
Age	20	—
Height	180	193
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	3	41
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	2,315	1,863
Career W-L	833–189	270–177
Career earnings	$12,552,132	$14,500

Pre-match H2H

John McEnroe 1 – 0 Buster C Mottram

Path

John McEnroe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1979	R128	Terry Moor	7-5 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

John McEnroe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 1, 1979	R32	Tom Gullikson	6-4 6-4 7-6	W	—	Match data

Buster C Mottram's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1979	R128	Richard Lewis	6-4 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data