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Jimmy Connors #15 def. Stefan Edberg #3

6-2 6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Sep 6, 1989*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score6-2 6-3 6-1
Loser Stefan Edberg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsStefan Edberg
Country USA SWE
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jan 19, 1966
Age3723
Height177188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)153
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8902,112
Career W-L1,262–294744–246
Career earnings$8,641,040$20,630,941
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 5 3 Stefan Edberg

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1989R32 Andres Gomez 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1989R64 Bryan Shelton 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1989R128 Tom Nijssen 6-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1989QF Andre Agassi 1-6 6-4 6-0 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Stefan Edberg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1989R32 Milan Srejber 6-2 1-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1989R64 Peter Lundgren 6-2 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1989R128 Javier Frana 7-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data