Harold Solomon #9 def. Johan Kriek #28

7-6 4-6 7-5

Harold Solomon defeated Johan Kriek 7-6 4-6 7-5 in the 1978 South African Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldHarold SolomonJohan Kriek
Country USA USA
Birth dateSep 17, 1952Apr 5, 1958
Age2620
Height168 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)928
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9861,789
Current career W-L566–328380–223
Current career earnings$1,802,769$2,383,794
Pre-match H2H
Harold Solomon #9 0 0 Johan Kriek #28

Path

Harold Solomon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tom Gullikson 6-3 7-6WMatch dataDec 9, 1978QF
Paul Kronk 6-4 6-4WMatch dataDec 8, 1978R16
Karl Meiler #967-5 7-6WH2HMatch dataDec 7, 1978R32

Harold Solomon's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Gullikson 6-2 6-7 6-7 7-6 4-6LMatch dataDec 10, 1978F

Johan Kriek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Colin Dowdeswell #726-1 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataDec 9, 1978QF
Raymond Moore 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataDec 8, 1978R16
Andrew Pattison 6-4 7-6WMatch dataDec 7, 1978R32