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Michiel Schapers #62 def. Christo Van Rensburg

2-6 6-3 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 1988*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Michiel Schapers
Score2-6 6-3 6-3 6-4
Loser Christo Van Rensburg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMichiel SchapersChristo Van Rensburg
Country NED RSA
Birth dateOct 11, 1959Oct 23, 1962
Age2825
Height201
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)62
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,7311,801
Career W-L151–176
Career earnings$1,119,593$1,912,831
Pre-match H2H
Michiel Schapers 0 0 Christo Van Rensburg

Path

Michiel Schapers's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1988R64 Derrick Rostagno 6-4 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 13, 1988R128 Ivo Werner 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 12-10WH2HMatch data

Michiel Schapers's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1988R16 Yannick Noah 2-6 7-6 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data

Christo Van Rensburg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1988R64 Tony Mmoh 6-4 6-3 6-2WMatch data
Jan 13, 1988R128 Kelly Jones 6-2 7-6 6-7 6-3WMatch data