Phil Dent def. Ross Case

6-4 6-1 2-6 6-2

Phil Dent defeated Ross Case 6-4 6-1 2-6 6-2 in the 1974 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 8, 1974*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1974
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	Phil Dent	Ross Case
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Feb 14, 1950	Nov 1, 1951
Age	23	22
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,813	1,880
Current career W-L	414–344	293–274

Pre-match H2H

Phil Dent 1 – 0 Ross Case

Path

Phil Dent's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Colin Dibley	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1974	QF
Bjorn Borg	6-4 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1974	R16
William Brown	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1974	R32
Ulrich Pinner #183	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1973	R64

Phil Dent's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors	6-7(7) 4-6 6-4 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1974	F

Ross Case's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Newcombe	7-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1974	QF
Wanaro N'Godrella	6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1974	R16
Tony Roche	6-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1974	R32
Ray Keldie #190	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1973	R64