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S. Denton#403 def. F. Sauer#390

6-4 7-6

Match Information

Date Nov 28, 1981*
Tournament Johannesburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner S. Denton
Score6-4 7-6
Loser F. Sauer

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldS. DentonF. Sauer
Country USA RSA
Birth dateSep 5, 1956Aug 2, 1961
Age2520
Height188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)403390
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,5821,525
Career W-L109–11624–31
Career earnings$1,084,664$80,690
Pre-match H2H
S. Denton 0 0 F. Sauer

Path

S. Denton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 27, 1981R16 Sherwood Stewart 3-6 6-4 9-7WMatch data
Nov 26, 1981R32 F. Taygan 6-7 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

S. Denton's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 28, 1981SF V. Gerulaitis 6-7 3-6LH2HMatch data

F. Sauer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 27, 1981R16 L. Naude 7-6 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 26, 1981R32 K. Eberhard 5-7 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data