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John Marks #63 def. John Sadri #84

6-2 6-2 4-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 4, 1979*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Marks
Score6-2 6-2 4-6 6-4
Loser John Sadri

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn MarksJohn Sadri
Country AUS USA
Birth dateDec 9, 1952Sep 19, 1956
Age2622
Height188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)6384
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5241,592
Career W-L30–81214–189
Career earnings$894,995
Pre-match H2H
John Marks 0 0 John Sadri

Path

John Marks's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1979R32 Phil Dent 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1978R64 Jose Luis Clerc 6-7 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

John Marks's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1979QF John Alexander 6-4 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data

John Sadri's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1979R32 Ross Case 6-1 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1978R64 Noel Phillips 6-3 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data