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John James#143 def. Cliff Richey#35

6-1 3-1 (ret.)

Match Information

Date	Jul 14, 1977*
Tournament	Cincinnati
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	R32
Winner	John James
Score	6-1 3-1 (ret.)
Loser	Cliff Richey

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John James	Cliff Richey
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Mar 7, 1951	Dec 31, 1946
Age	26	30
Height	183	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	143	35
Ranking points (entering)	—	0
Elo (entering)	1,565	1,764
Career W-L	98–144	488–224
Career earnings	$212	$7,500

Pre-match H2H

John James 0 – 0 Cliff Richey

Path

John James's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1977	R64	Patricio Cornejo	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

John James's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 16, 1977	R16	Bob Hewitt	6-2 2-6 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data

Cliff Richey's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1977	R64	Jeff Austin	6-1 6-4	W	—	Match data