Tony Roche def. Phil Dent

7-6 4-6 3-6 6-2 8-6

Tony Roche defeated Phil Dent 7-6 4-6 3-6 6-2 8-6 in the 1974 Sydney International final on grass courts on December 16, 1974.

Match Information

Date: Dec 16, 1974
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1974
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Tony Roche	Phil Dent
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 17, 1945	Feb 14, 1950
Age	29	24
Height	178 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,919	1,848
Current career W-L	360–191	414–344
Current career earnings	$529,199	—

Pre-match H2H

Tony Roche 2 – 0 Phil Dent

Path

Tony Roche's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Syd Ball	7-5 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	SF
Ken Rosewall	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	QF
Ulrich Marten	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	R16
Steve Docherty	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	R32

Tony Roche's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Phil Dent's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Metreveli	7-6 7-5 6-1	W	—	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	SF
John Newcombe	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	QF
Geoff Masters	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	R16
Cliff Letcher	6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	R32
John Marks	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 3, 1974	R32