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Jonas Svensson #21 def. Boris Becker #4

7-6 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 25, 1989*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Jonas Svensson
Score7-6 6-4 6-3
Loser Boris Becker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJonas SvenssonBoris Becker
Country SWE GER
Birth dateOct 21, 1966Nov 22, 1967
Age2221
Height188190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)214
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8502,185
Career W-L252–200670–219
Career earnings$2,432,702$25,080,956
Pre-match H2H
Jonas Svensson 0 1 Boris Becker

Path

Jonas Svensson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1989R32 Wally Masur 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1989R64 Hans Dieter Beutel 6-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1989R128 Menno Oosting 6-2 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch data

Jonas Svensson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 1989QF Jan Gunnarsson 0-6 3-6 6-4 4-6LH2HMatch data

Boris Becker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1989R32 Chris Pridham 6-0 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1989R64 Kelly Evernden 7-5 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1989R128 Steve Guy 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data