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Roscoe Tanner #10 def. Phil Dent #36

6-3 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 12, 1977*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Roscoe Tanner
Score6-3 6-4 6-2
Loser Phil Dent

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoscoe TannerPhil Dent
Country USA AUS
Birth dateOct 15, 1951Feb 14, 1950
Age2526
Height183183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1036
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0481,886
Career W-L595–298418–351
Career earnings$1,696,198
Pre-match H2H
Roscoe Tanner 1 4 Phil Dent

Path

Roscoe Tanner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1977R16 Tony Roche 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 7, 1977R32 Peter Fleming 7-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 5, 1977R64 Brian Teacher 6-3 5-7 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data

Roscoe Tanner's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 1977SF Ken Rosewall 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Phil Dent's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 1977R16 Dick Crealy 6-3 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Jan 7, 1977R32 Sherwood Stewart 6-4 6-3 6-3WMatch data
Jan 5, 1977R64 John James 7-5 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data