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W. Fibak #21 def. J. James #102

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

Match Information

Date	Jan 1, 1979*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	W. Fibak
Score	6-2 6-2 4-6 6-3
Loser	J. James

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	W. Fibak	J. James
Country	POL	AUS
Birth date	—	Mar 7, 1951
Age	—	27
Height	183	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	21	102
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,919	1,635
Career W-L	520–309	98–144
Career earnings	$2,725,403	$212

Pre-match H2H

W. Fibak 2 – 0 J. James

Path

W. Fibak's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1978	R64	D. Whyte	6-4 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

W. Fibak's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 4, 1979	R16	H. Pfister	3-6 6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

J. James's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1978	R64	D. Carter	6-4 6-0 6-7 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data