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John Alexander def. Syd Ball

4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Dec 6, 1969*
Tournament Brisbane
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner John Alexander
Score4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4
Loser Syd Ball

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn AlexanderSyd Ball
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateJul 4, 1951Jan 24, 1950
Age1819
Height190188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6481,480
Career W-L579–422126–181
Career earnings$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
John Alexander 0 0 Syd Ball

Path

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 5, 1969R16 Karl Coombes 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 4, 1969R32 Graeme Scott 6-1 6-1WMatch data
Dec 3, 1969R64 Laurie Weatherhog 6-3 6-4WMatch data

John Alexander's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 6, 1969SF Ray Ruffels 6-3 3-6 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Syd Ball's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 5, 1969R16 Geoff Olsson 6-8 6-2 6-2WMatch data
Dec 4, 1969R32 John Byrne 6-2 6-3WMatch data
Dec 3, 1969R64 Gerald Battrick 6-4 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data