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S. Ball#155 def. K. Tanabe#228

6-3 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 1, 1974*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner S. Ball
Score6-3 6-4 6-2
Loser K. Tanabe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldS. BallK. Tanabe
Country AUS JPN
Birth dateJan 24, 1950Oct 7, 1950
Age2323
Height188
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)155228
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,6151,542
Career W-L126–18111–26
Pre-match H2H
S. Ball 0 0 K. Tanabe

Path

S. Ball's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1973R64 E. Ewert 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

S. Ball's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1974R16 J. Connors 4-6 7-5 7-6 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

K. Tanabe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1973R64 John Cooper 7-5 7-6WMatch data