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John Alexander #19 def. Bob Hewitt #100

8-6 (ret.)

Match Information

Date Jul 2, 1978*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner John Alexander
Score8-6 (ret.)
Loser Bob Hewitt

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn AlexanderBob Hewitt
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateJul 4, 1951Jan 12, 1940
Age2638
Height190190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)19100
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,8451,696
Career W-L579–422285–178
Career earnings$1,214,079$613,837
Pre-match H2H
John Alexander 0 2 Bob Hewitt

Path

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1978R64 Anand Amritraj 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-2WMatch data
Jun 28, 1978R128 Victor Pecci 7-5 4-6 9-8 8-9 12-10WH2HMatch data

John Alexander's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 5, 1978R16 Jimmy Connors 2-6 2-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1978R64 Colin Dowdeswell 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1978R128 George Hardie 3-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data