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John Alexander #22 def. Bob Carmichael #133

6-3 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 4, 1979*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Alexander
Score6-3 6-2 6-2
Loser Bob Carmichael

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn AlexanderBob Carmichael
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateJul 4, 1951Jul 4, 1940
Age2738
Height190183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)22133
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8461,490
Career W-L579–422215–256
Career earnings$1,214,079$414
Pre-match H2H
John Alexander 5 1 Bob Carmichael

Path

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1979R32 Russell Simpson 6-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1978R64 Peter Campbell 6-4 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Alexander's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1979QF John Marks 4-6 4-6 5-7LH2HMatch data

Bob Carmichael's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1979R32 Bernie Mitton 6-4 2-6 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1978R64 Andrew Jarrett 6-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data