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John McEnroe#4 def. Deon Joubert#55

6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Feb 2, 1979*
Tournament Richmond Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-2 6-1
Loser Deon Joubert

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeDeon Joubert
Country USA RSA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jun 10, 1953
Age1925
Height180
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)455
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1381,567
Career W-L833–18939–76
Career earnings$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 1 0 Deon Joubert

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 1, 1979R32 Joel Bailey 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1979QF Ilie Nastase 6-3 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Deon Joubert's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 1, 1979R32 Sherwood Stewart 2-6 7-5 6-4WMatch data