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Frank Sedgman def. Owen Davidson

6-3 1-6 6-1 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jan 1, 1972*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Frank Sedgman
Score	6-3 1-6 6-1 7-5
Loser	Owen Davidson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Frank Sedgman	Owen Davidson
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Oct 29, 1927	Oct 4, 1943
Age	44	28
Height	175	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,596	1,691
Career W-L	26–31	89–111
Career earnings	$275	$513

Pre-match H2H

Frank Sedgman 0 – 0 Owen Davidson

Path

Frank Sedgman's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1971	R64	Robert Casey	6-1 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Frank Sedgman's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 4, 1972	R16	John Cooper	3-6 6-3 6-1 6-3	L	—	Match data

Owen Davidson's path

No prior matches in this tournament.