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Mark Kratzmann #271 def. Christo Steyn #68

7-5 6-7 6-2

Match Information

Date	Dec 27, 1985*
Tournament	Melbourne
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Mark Kratzmann
Score	7-5 6-7 6-2
Loser	Christo Steyn

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Mark Kratzmann	Christo Steyn
Country	AUS	RSA
Birth date	May 17, 1966	May 1, 1961
Age	19	24
Height	178	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	271	68
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,497	1,681
Career W-L	60–96	43–53
Career earnings	$1,378,936	$251,474

Pre-match H2H

Mark Kratzmann 0 – 0 Christo Steyn

Path

Mark Kratzmann's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 26, 1985	R32	Francisco Gonzalez	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Mark Kratzmann's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 28, 1985	QF	Bill Scanlon	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Christo Steyn's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 26, 1985	R32	Colin Dowdeswell	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data