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Ken Rosewall #6 def. Syd Ball #116

3-6 7-6 6-0 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 4, 1976*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score3-6 7-6 6-0 6-4
Loser Syd Ball

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallSyd Ball
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 2, 1934Jan 24, 1950
Age4125
Height170188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)6116
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9981,632
Career W-L541–195126–181
Career earnings$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 1 0 Syd Ball

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1976R32 Richard Lewis 6-2 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1975R64 Greg Braun 6-3 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1976QF Brad Drewett 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Syd Ball's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1976R32 Will Coghlan 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1975R64 Grover Raz Reid 6-2 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data