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John Fitzgerald #35 def. Chris Lewis #27

6-3 7-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Dec 5, 1983*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner John Fitzgerald
Score6-3 7-6 6-1
Loser Chris Lewis

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn FitzgeraldChris Lewis
Country AUS NZL
Birth dateDec 28, 1960Mar 9, 1957
Age2226
Height183180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)3527
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8351,810
Career W-L230–221221–196
Career earnings$3,207,272$28,181
Pre-match H2H
John Fitzgerald 1 1 Chris Lewis

Path

John Fitzgerald's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 3, 1983R64 Phil Dent 6-3 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 1, 1983R128 Greg Whitecross 6-2 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

John Fitzgerald's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 8, 1983R16 Tomas Smid 5-7 6-3 4-6 2-6LH2HMatch data

Chris Lewis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 3, 1983R64 Chip Hooper 6-7 7-5 6-7 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data