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K. Rosewall #13 def. I. Tiriac #248

6-4 7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jan 7, 1977*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	K. Rosewall
Score	6-4 7-6 6-4
Loser	I. Tiriac

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	K. Rosewall	I. Tiriac
Country	AUS	ROU
Birth date	Nov 2, 1934	May 9, 1939
Age	42	37
Height	170	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	13	248
Ranking points (entering)	0	—
Elo (entering)	1,978	1,553
Career W-L	541–195	228–190
Career earnings	$1,602,700	—

Pre-match H2H

K. Rosewall 0 – 0 I. Tiriac

Path

K. Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 5, 1977	R64	S. Ball	6-2 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

K. Rosewall's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 10, 1977	R16	M. Riessen	6-7 7-6 7-5 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

I. Tiriac's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 5, 1977	R64	P. Campbell	6-0 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data