R32 Japan Open 1981

Heinz Gunthardt #45 def. Shinichi Sakamoto

6-4 2-6 6-1

Heinz Gunthardt defeated Shinichi Sakamoto 6-4 2-6 6-1 in the 1981 Japan Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 22, 1981*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 1981
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Heinz Gunthardt	Shinichi Sakamoto
Country	SUI	JPN
Birth date	Feb 8, 1959	Apr 16, 1954
Age	22	27
Height	180 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	45	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,848	1,478
Current career W-L	225–189	1–7
Current career earnings	$1,550,007	$6,071

Pre-match H2H

Heinz Gunthardt #45 0 – 0 Shinichi Sakamoto

Path

Heinz Gunthardt's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Weller Evans	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1981	R64

Heinz Gunthardt's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pat Dupre #62	5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 1981	R16

Shinichi Sakamoto's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Toyokazu Tomogane	7-5 6-1	W	—	Match data	Oct 21, 1981	R64