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Ken Rosewall def. John Alexander

4-6 6-1 6-1

Match Information

Date	Jul 20, 1971*
Tournament	Washington Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R32
Winner	Ken Rosewall
Score	4-6 6-1 6-1
Loser	John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Ken Rosewall	John Alexander
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Nov 2, 1934	Jul 4, 1951
Age	36	20
Height	170	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,076	1,796
Career W-L	541–195	579–422
Career earnings	$1,602,700	$1,214,079

Pre-match H2H

Ken Rosewall 1 – 0 John Alexander

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 19, 1971	R64	Jim Osborne	3-6 7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Ken Rosewall's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 21, 1971	R16	Rod Laver	5-7 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

John Alexander's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 19, 1971	R64	Jim Mcmanus	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data