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Russell Simpson #108 def. Charlie Fancutt

6-3 3-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Dec 20, 1979*
Tournament	Sydney Outdoor
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Russell Simpson
Score	6-3 3-6 6-4
Loser	Charlie Fancutt

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Russell Simpson	Charlie Fancutt
Country	NZL	AUS
Birth date	Feb 22, 1954	Jun 17, 1959
Age	25	20
Height	188	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	—
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	108	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,559	1,541
Career W-L	131–195	—
Career earnings	$326,467	$67,880

Pre-match H2H

Russell Simpson 0 – 0 Charlie Fancutt

Path

Russell Simpson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 19, 1979	R64	Rod Frawley	6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

Russell Simpson's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 21, 1979	R16	Guillermo Vilas	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Charlie Fancutt's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 19, 1979	R64	Matt Mitchell	6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data