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Roscoe Tanner #10 def. John Alexander #24

6-7 6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Mar 3, 1979*
Tournament Memphis
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Roscoe Tanner
Score6-7 6-2 6-4
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoscoe TannerJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateOct 15, 1951Jul 4, 1951
Age2727
Height183190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1024
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0731,804
Career W-L595–298579–422
Career earnings$1,696,198$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Roscoe Tanner 2 3 John Alexander

Path

Roscoe Tanner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 2, 1979R16 Wojtek Fibak 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Mar 1, 1979R32 Bruce Manson 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 28, 1979R64 Deon Joubert 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Roscoe Tanner's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 3, 1979SF Arthur Ashe 6-2 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 2, 1979R16 Vijay Amritraj 7-5 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 1, 1979R32 Brian Teacher 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 28, 1979R64 Phil Dent 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data