QF Italian Open 1978

Jose Higueras #24 def. John Alexander #20

6-2 6-4

Jose Higueras defeated John Alexander 6-2 6-4 in the 1978 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJose HiguerasJohn Alexander
Country ESP AUS
Birth dateMar 1, 1953Jul 4, 1951
Age2526
Height178 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2420
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0031,834
Current career W-L424–220567–419
Current career earnings$1,406,355$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Jose Higueras #24 0 1 John Alexander #20

Path

Jose Higueras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brian Gottfried #56-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 1978R16
Patrice Dominguez #656-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 1978R32
Billy Martin #666-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 1978R64

Jose Higueras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Adriano Panatta #426-0 5-7 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataMay 28, 1978SF

John Alexander's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Christophe Freyss 6-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 1978R16
Tomas Smid #326-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 1978R32
Chris Lewis #443-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 1978R64