John James def. Geoff Masters

7-6 5-7 6-2

John James defeated Geoff Masters 7-6 5-7 6-2 in the 1978 Sydney International round of 32 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 27, 1978*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R32

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John James	Geoff Masters
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Mar 7, 1951	Sep 19, 1950
Age	27	28
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,593	1,758
Current career W-L	98–144	237–253
Current career earnings	$2,210	—

Pre-match H2H

John James 0 – 1 Geoff Masters

Path

John James's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brad Drewett	6-7 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 26, 1978	R64

John James's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Vilas #3	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 28, 1978	R16

Geoff Masters's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Raymond Moore	6-3 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 26, 1978	R64