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Boris Becker #3 def. Christo Van Rensburg

3-6 6-1 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 25, 1989*
Tournament Philadelphia
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Boris Becker
Score3-6 6-1 6-4
Loser Christo Van Rensburg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBoris BeckerChristo Van Rensburg
Country GER RSA
Birth dateNov 22, 1967Oct 23, 1962
Age2126
Height190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)3
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)2,1701,772
Career W-L670–219
Career earnings$25,080,956$1,912,831
Pre-match H2H
Boris Becker 0 0 Christo Van Rensburg

Path

Boris Becker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 1989R16 David Pate 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 1989R32 David Wheaton 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Boris Becker's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 1989SF Mikael Pernfors 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Christo Van Rensburg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 1989R16 Amos Mansdorf 6-7 6-4 6-4WMatch data