Ferdi Taygan #91 def. Bernie Mitton #60

6-4 6-2

Ferdi Taygan defeated Bernie Mitton 6-4 6-2 in the 1979 South African Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldFerdi TayganBernie Mitton
Country USA RSA
Birth dateDec 5, 1956Nov 9, 1954
Age2225
Height173 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)9160
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6411,780
Current career W-L74–121206–223
Current career earnings$668,104
Pre-match H2H
Ferdi Taygan #91 0 0 Bernie Mitton #60

Path

Ferdi Taygan's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Schneider #977-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataDec 1, 1979R16
Harold Solomon #76-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 30, 1979R32

Ferdi Taygan's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrew Pattison 2-6 3-6LMatch dataDec 2, 1979SF

Bernie Mitton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pascal Portes #716-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataDec 1, 1979R16
Hank Pfister #365-7 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 30, 1979R32