Bernie Mitton #62 def. Schalk Van Der Merwe

6-3 6-2

Bernie Mitton defeated Schalk Van Der Merwe 6-3 6-2 in the 1978 South African Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 7, 1978*
Tournament: South African Open
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Bernie Mitton	Schalk Van Der Merwe
Country	RSA	RSA
Birth date	Nov 9, 1954	Apr 16, 1961
Age	24	17
Height	188 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	62	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,746	1,500
Current career W-L	206–223	—
Current career earnings	—	$5,465

Pre-match H2H

Bernie Mitton #62 0 – 0 Schalk Van Der Merwe

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