SF Australian Open 1978

John Marks #63 def. Arthur Ashe #13

6-4 6-2 2-6 1-6 9-7

John Marks defeated Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-2 2-6 1-6 9-7 in the 1978 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 8, 1979*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1978
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Marks	Arthur Ashe
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Dec 9, 1952	Jul 10, 1943
Age	26	35
Height	—	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	63	13
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,586	2,011
Current career W-L	30–81	792–256
Current career earnings	—	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

John Marks #63 0 – 0 Arthur Ashe #13

Path

John Marks's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Alexander #22	6-4 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1979	QF
John Sadri #84	6-2 6-2 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1979	R16
Phil Dent #87	6-7 6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1979	R32
Jose Luis Clerc #12	6-7 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1978	R64

John Marks's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Vilas #3	4-6 4-6 6-3 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1979	F

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Peter Feigl #45	4-6 6-2 4-6 6-2 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1979	QF
Kim Warwick #41	2-6 6-2 7-5 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1979	R16
Raymond Moore #138	6-4 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1979	R32
Bruce Kleege	6-3 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1978	R64