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Phil Dent #50 def. Chris Kachel #101

6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 2, 1980*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Phil Dent
Score6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4
Loser Chris Kachel

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldPhil DentChris Kachel
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateFeb 14, 1950Jun 19, 1955
Age2924
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)50101
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8561,601
Career W-L418–35132–86
Pre-match H2H
Phil Dent 4 0 Chris Kachel

Path

Phil Dent's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1979R32 Craig A Miller 7-6 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 28, 1979R64 John Marks 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Phil Dent's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1980QF Guillermo Vilas 2-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 2-6LH2HMatch data

Chris Kachel's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1979R32 Paul Kronk 7-6 6-2 6-1WMatch data
Dec 28, 1979R64 Charlie Fancutt 7-6 6-2 6-1WMatch data