John Marks #63 def. John Alexander #22

6-4 6-4 7-5

John Marks defeated John Alexander 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the 1978 Australian Open quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn MarksJohn Alexander
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateDec 9, 1952Jul 4, 1951
Age2627
Height190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)6322
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5461,851
Current career W-L30–81567–419
Current career earnings$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
John Marks #63 0 0 John Alexander #22

Path

John Marks's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Sadri #846-2 6-2 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 1979R16
Phil Dent #876-7 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1979R32
Jose Luis Clerc #126-7 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataDec 30, 1978R64

John Marks's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe #136-4 6-2 2-6 1-6 9-7WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1979SF

John Alexander's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Carmichael #1336-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 1979R16
Russell Simpson #1086-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1979R32
Peter Campbell 6-4 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataDec 30, 1978R64