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Hans Gildemeister def. John Alexander#21

7-5 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jun 7, 1978*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Hans Gildemeister
Score7-5 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldHans GildemeisterJohn Alexander
Country CHI AUS
Birth dateFeb 9, 1956Jul 4, 1951
Age2226
Height190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)21
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,8321,871
Career W-L579–422
Career earnings$740,858$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Hans Gildemeister 0 0 John Alexander

Path

Hans Gildemeister's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 4, 1978R32 Harold Solomon 3-6 7-5 6-0 6-4WMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Jerome Vanier 6-1 6-3 6-4WMatch data

Hans Gildemeister's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 9, 1978QF Guillermo Vilas 6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3LMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 4, 1978R32 Ricardo Cano 7-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1978R64 Klaus Eberhard 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Jean Francois Caujolle 6-1 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data