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John Alexander def. Jeff Simpson

6-4 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date	Dec 10, 1971*
Tournament	Auckland
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	John Alexander
Score	6-4 6-3 6-2
Loser	Jeff Simpson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Alexander	Jeff Simpson
Country	AUS	NZL
Birth date	Jul 4, 1951	Oct 29, 1950
Age	20	21
Height	190	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,822	1,423
Career W-L	579–422	47–94
Career earnings	$1,214,079	$276

Pre-match H2H

John Alexander 0 – 0 Jeff Simpson

Path

John Alexander's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 9, 1971	R32	Barry Smith	6-0 6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data

John Alexander's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 11, 1971	QF	Bill Bowrey	6-7 6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Jeff Simpson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 9, 1971	R32	John Fort	6-3 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data