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R. Tanner #10 def. K. Rosewall #13

6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date	Jan 14, 1977*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	R. Tanner
Score	6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1
Loser	K. Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Tanner	K. Rosewall
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Oct 15, 1951	Nov 2, 1934
Age	25	42
Height	183	170
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	10	13
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	2,033	2,008
Career W-L	595–298	541–195
Career earnings	$1,696,198	$1,602,700

Pre-match H2H

R. Tanner 3 – 2 K. Rosewall

Path

R. Tanner's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 12, 1977	QF	P. Dent	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 10, 1977	R16	T. Roche	4-6 6-1 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 7, 1977	R32	P. Fleming	7-6 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 5, 1977	R64	B. Teacher	6-3 5-7 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

R. Tanner's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 15, 1977	F	G. Vilas	6-3 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

K. Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 12, 1977	QF	M. Edmondson	6-4 7-6 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 10, 1977	R16	M. Riessen	6-7 7-6 7-5 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 7, 1977	R32	I. Tiriac	6-4 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 5, 1977	R64	S. Ball	6-2 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data