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Chris Kachel#254 def. Syd Ball#294

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 5, 1979*
Tournament Hobart
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Chris Kachel
Score6-3 6-1
Loser Syd Ball

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldChris KachelSyd Ball
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateJun 19, 1955Jan 24, 1950
Age2328
Height188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)254294
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,4671,508
Career W-L32–86126–181
Pre-match H2H
Chris Kachel 0 0 Syd Ball

Path

Chris Kachel's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1979R32 Alvin Gardiner 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data

Chris Kachel's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1979QF Phil Dent 6-3 7-6LH2HMatch data

Syd Ball's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1979R32 Paul Dogherty 6-1 7-6WMatch data