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Bill Bowrey def. Frank Sedgman

6-2 1-6 6-3 4-6 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jan 25, 1970*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Bill Bowrey
Score	6-2 1-6 6-3 4-6 7-5
Loser	Frank Sedgman

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Bill Bowrey	Frank Sedgman
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Dec 25, 1943	Oct 29, 1927
Age	26	42
Height	—	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,702	1,524
Career W-L	122–114	26–31
Career earnings	—	$275

Pre-match H2H

Bill Bowrey 0 – 0 Frank Sedgman

Path

Bill Bowrey's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Bill Bowrey's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 28, 1970	R16	Arthur Ashe	6-3 9-7 6-4	L	H2H	Match data

Frank Sedgman's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 23, 1970	R64	Bernard Paul	6-4 3-6 6-3	W	—	Match data