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Ove Bengtson#98 def. Chris Kachel#254

7-5 6-3 0-6 6-7 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 29, 1979*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner Ove Bengtson
Score7-5 6-3 0-6 6-7 6-4
Loser Chris Kachel

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldOve BengtsonChris Kachel
Country SWE AUS
Birth dateApr 5, 1945Jun 19, 1955
Age3424
Height196
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)98254
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,6911,524
Career W-L134–16932–86
Pre-match H2H
Ove Bengtson 0 0 Chris Kachel

Path

Ove Bengtson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1979R128 John Lloyd 6-3 6-4 6-1WMatch data

Ove Bengtson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 1, 1979R32 Adriano Panatta 7-6 7-6 7-6LH2HMatch data

Chris Kachel's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1979R128 Arthur Ashe 6-4 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data