R16 South African Open 1978

Colin Dowdeswell #72 def. Gianni Ocleppo

6-0 7-5

Colin Dowdeswell defeated Gianni Ocleppo 6-0 7-5 in the 1978 South African Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 8, 1978*
Tournament: South African Open
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Colin Dowdeswell	Gianni Ocleppo
Country	GBR	ITA
Birth date	May 12, 1955	Apr 6, 1957
Age	23	21
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	72	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,650	1,574
Current career W-L	119–174	98–123
Current career earnings	$327,277	$325,570

Pre-match H2H

Colin Dowdeswell #72 0 – 0 Gianni Ocleppo

Path

Colin Dowdeswell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Eliot Teltscher #49	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 7, 1978	R32

Colin Dowdeswell's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Johan Kriek #28	1-6 6-2 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 9, 1978	QF

Gianni Ocleppo's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Hewitt	6-4 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 7, 1978	R32