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Jimmy Connors#1 def. John Alexander#21

6-1 6-0

Match Information

Date Jul 27, 1978*
Tournament Washington
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-1 6-0
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
Age2527
Height177190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)121
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3251,857
Career W-L1,262–294579–422
Career earnings$8,641,040$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 9 1 John Alexander

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 26, 1978R32 Terry Rocavert 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jul 25, 1978R64 John Marks 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 28, 1978QF Hans Gildemeister 7-5 6-4WMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 26, 1978R32 Terry Moor 7-5 6-7 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jul 25, 1978R64 Alvaro Betancur 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch data