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H. Pfister#29 def. Paul Kronk

7-5 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 6, 1979*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner H. Pfister
Score7-5 6-3 6-3
Loser Paul Kronk

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldH. PfisterPaul Kronk
Country USA AUS
Birth dateOct 9, 1953Sep 22, 1954
Age2524
Height193
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)29
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8331,632
Career W-L260–213
Career earnings$1,805
Pre-match H2H
H. Pfister 0 0 Paul Kronk

Path

H. Pfister's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1979R16 W. Fibak 6-3 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1979R32 S. Docherty 7-5 6-3 4-6 3-6 8-6WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1978R64 Jonathan Smith 6-3 6-2 6-2WMatch data

H. Pfister's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1979SF G. Vilas 2-6 0-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Paul Kronk's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1979R32 J. Dilouie 2-6 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-1WMatch data
Dec 30, 1978R64 G. Masters 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-1WMatch data