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R. Ruffels #79 def. Tim Gullikson

6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Dec 28, 1977*
Tournament Australian Open (2)
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner R. Ruffels
Score6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3
Loser Tim Gullikson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. RuffelsTim Gullikson
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMar 23, 1946Sep 8, 1951
Age3126
Height
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)79
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,6661,897
Career W-L246–207
Career earnings$1,121,880
Pre-match H2H
R. Ruffels 0 0 Tim Gullikson

Path

R. Ruffels's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 25, 1977R32 P. McNamee 6-3 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 23, 1977R64 Warren Maher 6-4 7-6 3-6 6-1WMatch data

R. Ruffels's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1977QF V. Gerulaitis 7-6 4-6 4-6 2-6LH2HMatch data

Tim Gullikson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 25, 1977R32 N. Phillips 6-2 6-2 6-1WMatch data