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John McEnroe#4 def. Hank Pfister#30

6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date Jan 26, 1979*
Tournament Philadelphia
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-2 7-6
Loser Hank Pfister

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeHank Pfister
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Oct 9, 1953
Age1925
Height180193
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)430
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1571,855
Career W-L833–189260–213
Career earnings$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 1 0 Hank Pfister

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1979R32 Stan Smith 7-5 6-1WMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 1979QF Roscoe Tanner 7-6 6-2LH2HMatch data

Hank Pfister's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1979R32 Sherwood Stewart 6-1 6-0WMatch data
Jan 24, 1979R64 Dick Stockton 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data