R16 Hobart 1979

Phil Dent #87 def. Ion Tiriac #263

6-7 6-4 6-3

Phil Dent defeated Ion Tiriac 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the 1979 Hobart round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 5, 1979*
Tournament: Hobart
Edition: 1979
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Phil Dent	Ion Tiriac
Country	AUS	ROU
Birth date	Feb 14, 1950	May 9, 1939
Age	28	39
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	87	263
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,752	1,535
Current career W-L	414–344	230–190

Pre-match H2H

Phil Dent #87 1 – 0 Ion Tiriac #263

Path

Phil Dent's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Marks #63	6-4 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1979	R32

Phil Dent's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Chris Kachel #254	6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1979	QF

Ion Tiriac's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrew Rae #465	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1979	R32