John Alexander #22 def. Russell Simpson #108

6-3 6-3 6-4

John Alexander defeated Russell Simpson 6-3 6-3 6-4 in the 1978 Australian Open round of 32 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 1, 1979*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1978
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R32

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Alexander	Russell Simpson
Country	AUS	NZL
Birth date	Jul 4, 1951	Feb 22, 1954
Age	27	24
Height	190 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	22	108
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,839	1,502
Current career W-L	567–419	131–195
Current career earnings	$1,214,079	$326,467

Pre-match H2H

John Alexander #22 1 – 0 Russell Simpson #108

Path

John Alexander's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Peter Campbell	6-4 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1978	R64

John Alexander's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Carmichael #133	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1979	R16

Russell Simpson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dick R Bohrnstedt	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	Dec 30, 1978	R64