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John Alexander #23 def. Bill Scanlon #37

7-6 6-7 6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date Dec 28, 1977*
Tournament Australian Open (2)
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Alexander
Score7-6 6-7 6-1 6-2
Loser Bill Scanlon

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn AlexanderBill Scanlon
Country AUS USA
Birth dateJul 4, 1951Nov 13, 1956
Age2621
Height190185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2337
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8341,741
Career W-L579–422307–259
Career earnings$1,214,079$1,427,007
Pre-match H2H
John Alexander 0 0 Bill Scanlon

Path

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 25, 1977R32 Chris Kachel 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 23, 1977R64 Woody Blocher 6-2 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

John Alexander's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1977QF Ken Rosewall 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bill Scanlon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 25, 1977R32 Alvin Gardiner 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 23, 1977R64 Brian Fairlie 6-3 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data