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Ken Rosewall #24 def. Syd Ball #244

6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date Oct 13, 1978*
Tournament Brisbane
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score6-2 7-6
Loser Syd Ball

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallSyd Ball
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 2, 1934Jan 24, 1950
Age4328
Height170188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)24244
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,8121,499
Career W-L541–195126–181
Career earnings$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 3 0 Syd Ball

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 12, 1978R32 Chris Kachel 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 14, 1978QF Tom Gorman 7-6 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Syd Ball's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 12, 1978R32 Greg Braun 2-6 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch data