R16 Australian Open 1977

Arthur Ashe #12 def. Hank Pfister #76

7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3

Arthur Ashe defeated Hank Pfister 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1977 Australian Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldArthur AsheHank Pfister
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Oct 9, 1953
Age3323
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1276
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9661,604
Current career W-L788–255260–213
Current career earnings$1,584,909—
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe #12 0 – 0 Hank Pfister #76

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dick R Bohrnstedt 7-6 7-5 6-4W—Match dataJan 7, 1977R32
Peter Mcnamara 6-3 6-0 6-3W—Match dataJan 5, 1977R64

Arthur Ashe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Alexander #473-6 4-6 6-4 6-7LH2HMatch dataJan 12, 1977QF

Hank Pfister's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cliff Letcher 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-1W—Match dataJan 7, 1977R32
Geoff Masters #553-6 6-3 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 1977R64