SF Australian Open 1979

John Sadri #45 def. Colin Dibley #116

6-4 7-6 6-7 6-4

John Sadri defeated Colin Dibley 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-4 in the 1979 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 6, 1980*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1979
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John Sadri	Colin Dibley
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Sep 19, 1956	Sep 19, 1944
Age	23	35
Height	188 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	45	116
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,844	1,715
Current career W-L	214–189	341–310
Current career earnings	$894,995	—

Pre-match H2H

John Sadri #45 0 – 0 Colin Dibley #116

Path

John Sadri's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rod Frawley #86	7-6 6-3 6-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1980	QF
Kim Warwick #52	3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 1980	R16
Raymond Moore #99	6-4 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1979	R32
Peter Doohan #480	6-3 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 28, 1979	R64

John Sadri's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Vilas #6	6-7 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 7, 1980	F

Colin Dibley's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Edmondson #95	3-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1980	QF
Tony Roche #166	6-4 6-7 3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 1980	R16
Rick Fisher #202	6-8 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1979	R32
John Austin	7-5 5-7 6-3 6-1	W	—	Match data	Dec 28, 1979	R64