Points won by each set: | 32-31, 30-24, 28-25 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
19 % Orantes – 17 of 87
8 % Connors – 7 of 83

Prior to the final, Connors led 6-1 in their H2H meetings, having won the three previous encounters without any troubles. In the mid-3rd set, Connors won 13 points in a row. Orantes finished his memorable semifinal (arguably the biggest comeback in the Open era) at 10:30 p.m. a day before!

Orantes’ route to his 22nd title:
1 Bernard Mitton 6-3, 6-2
2 Sashi Menon 6-2, 6-2
3 Hans-Jurgen Pohmann 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
4 Francois Jauffret 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Q Ilie Nastase 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
S Guillermo Vilas 4-6, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 – 5 m.p.
W Jimmy Connors 6-4, 6-3, 6-3