John Whitlinger def. Kenichi Hirai

6-0 7-6

John Whitlinger defeated Kenichi Hirai 6-0 7-6 in the 1977 Japan Open round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 2, 1977*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 1977
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	John Whitlinger	Kenichi Hirai
Country	USA	JPN
Birth date	Feb 4, 1954	Mar 19, 1950
Age	23	27
Height	180 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,497	1,434
Current career W-L	45–77	7–32
Current career earnings	—	$557

Pre-match H2H

John Whitlinger 0 – 0 Kenichi Hirai

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