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Jose Higueras #24 def. John Alexander #20

6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date May 28, 1978*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Jose Higueras
Score6-2 6-4
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJose HiguerasJohn Alexander
Country ESP AUS
Birth dateMar 1, 1953Jul 4, 1951
Age2526
Height178190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2420
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0411,849
Career W-L427–226579–422
Career earnings$1,406,355$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Jose Higueras 0 1 John Alexander

Path

Jose Higueras's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1978R16 Brian Gottfried 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 25, 1978R32 Patrice Dominguez 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1978R64 Billy Martin 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Jose Higueras's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 1978SF Adriano Panatta 6-0 5-7 (ret.)LH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1978R16 Christophe Freyss 6-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 25, 1978R32 Tomas Smid 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1978R64 Chris Lewis 3-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data