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John McEnroe #11 def. Aaron Krickstein #14

7-6 6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 25, 1989*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner John McEnroe
Score7-6 6-2 6-3
Loser Aaron Krickstein

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeAaron Krickstein
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Aug 2, 1967
Age2921
Height180183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1114
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0361,930
Career W-L833–189381–252
Career earnings$12,552,132$3,709,772
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 2 0 Aaron Krickstein

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1989R32 Patrik Kuhnen 6-2 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1989R64 Broderick Dyke 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1989R128 Michael Westphal 6-4 7-5 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 1989QF Ivan Lendl 6-7 2-6 6-7LH2HMatch data

Aaron Krickstein's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1989R32 Nicklas Kroon 6-4 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 1989R64 Jeff Tarango 6-3 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1989R128 Udo Riglewski 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data