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John Marks #63 def. Phil Dent #87

6-7 6-3 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 1, 1979*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner John Marks
Score6-7 6-3 6-2 6-2
Loser Phil Dent

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn MarksPhil Dent
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateDec 9, 1952Feb 14, 1950
Age2628
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)6387
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,4831,790
Career W-L30–81418–351
Pre-match H2H
John Marks 0 3 Phil Dent

Path

John Marks's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1978R64 Jose Luis Clerc 6-7 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

John Marks's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1979R16 John Sadri 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Phil Dent's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1978R64 Pascal Portes 7-6 2-6 1-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data