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Hank Pfister #37 def. John Fitzgerald

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date	Dec 20, 1979*
Tournament	Sydney Outdoor
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Hank Pfister
Score	6-4 6-2
Loser	John Fitzgerald

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Hank Pfister	John Fitzgerald
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Oct 9, 1953	Dec 28, 1960
Age	26	18
Height	193	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	37	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,865	1,491
Career W-L	260–213	230–221
Career earnings	—	$3,207,272

Pre-match H2H

Hank Pfister 0 – 0 John Fitzgerald

Path

Hank Pfister's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 19, 1979	R64	Steve Docherty	7-6 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Hank Pfister's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 21, 1979	R16	Geoff Masters	6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

John Fitzgerald's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 19, 1979	R64	Ray Ruffels	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data