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Tony Roche#32 def. George Hardie#153

6-3 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 1, 1979*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Tony Roche
Score6-3 6-4 6-4
Loser George Hardie

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldTony RocheGeorge Hardie
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 17, 1945Feb 19, 1953
Age3325
Height178
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)32153
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8341,539
Career W-L360–19177–144
Career earnings$529,199
Pre-match H2H
Tony Roche 0 0 George Hardie

Path

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1978R64 Ion Tiriac 6-3 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data

Tony Roche's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1979R16 Dale Collings 6-1 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

George Hardie's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1978R64 Alvin Gardiner 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data