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R. Tanner #15 def. J. Simpson #113

7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Oct 31, 1974*
Tournament	Christchurch
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	R. Tanner
Score	7-6 6-4
Loser	J. Simpson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Tanner	J. Simpson
Country	USA	NZL
Birth date	Oct 15, 1951	Oct 29, 1950
Age	23	24
Height	183	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	15	113
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,966	1,484
Career W-L	595–298	47–94
Career earnings	$1,696,198	$276

Pre-match H2H

R. Tanner 0 – 0 J. Simpson

Path

R. Tanner's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 30, 1974	R32	C. Brading	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

R. Tanner's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 1, 1974	QF	F. Stolle	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

J. Simpson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 30, 1974	R32	T Mooney	6-0 6-1	W	—	Match data