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John McEnroe #1 def. Eliot Teltscher #10

7-5 7-6

Match Information

Date Oct 17, 1981*
Tournament Sydney Indoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner John McEnroe
Score7-5 7-6
Loser Eliot Teltscher

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeEliot Teltscher
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Mar 15, 1959
Age2222
Height180178
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)110
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3332,082
Career W-L833–189392–207
Career earnings$12,552,132$1,653,997
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 4 2 Eliot Teltscher

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 17, 1981QF Tom Gullikson 6-0 6-1WMatch data
Oct 16, 1981R16 Rod Frawley 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1981R32 Brad Drewett 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 18, 1981F Roscoe Tanner 6-4 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Eliot Teltscher's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 17, 1981QF Vitas Gerulaitis 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 16, 1981R16 John Alexander 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1981R32 Tony Graham 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data