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Chris Delaney #90 def. Syd Ball #368

5-7 6-0 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jan 12, 1980*
Tournament	Perth
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Chris Delaney
Score	5-7 6-0 7-5
Loser	Syd Ball

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Chris Delaney	Syd Ball
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 16, 1957	Jan 24, 1950
Age	22	29
Height	—	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	90	368
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,651	1,593
Career W-L	26–34	126–181

Pre-match H2H

Chris Delaney 0 – 0 Syd Ball

Path

Chris Delaney's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 12, 1980	QF	Rod Frawley	6-1 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 11, 1980	R16	Greg Whitecross	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 10, 1980	R32	Phil Davies	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 9, 1980	R64	David Mustard	4-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Chris Delaney's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 13, 1980	F	Colin Dibley	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Syd Ball's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 12, 1980	QF	Wayne Hampson	7-6 6-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 11, 1980	R16	Brad Drewett	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 10, 1980	R32	Ernie Ewert	3-6 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 9, 1980	R64	Brad Guan	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data