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R. Tanner#13 def. Cliff Letcher

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

Match Information

Date	Dec 17, 1977*
Tournament	Sydney Outdoor
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	R. Tanner
Score	6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
Loser	Cliff Letcher

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Tanner	Cliff Letcher
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Oct 15, 1951	Feb 9, 1952
Age	26	25
Height	183	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	—
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	13	—
Ranking points (entering)	0	—
Elo (entering)	1,916	1,585
Career W-L	595–298	—
Career earnings	$1,696,198	—

Pre-match H2H

R. Tanner 0 – 0 Cliff Letcher

Path

R. Tanner's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 17, 1977	QF	C. Dibley	7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 16, 1977	R16	T. Gorman	7-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 15, 1977	R32	J. Newcombe	6-3 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 14, 1977	R64	J. Andrew	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

R. Tanner's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 18, 1977	F	B. Teacher	6-3 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Cliff Letcher's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 17, 1977	QF	B. Walts	6-3 2-6 6-1	W	—	Match data
Dec 16, 1977	R16	B. Fairlie	6-7 7-5 8-6	W	—	Match data
Dec 14, 1977	R64	K. Rosewall	4-6 6-1 7-5	W	—	Match data