R16 Australian Open 1972

Ken Rosewall def. Jean Paul Meyer

6-4 6-4 6-2

Ken Rosewall defeated Jean Paul Meyer 6-4 6-4 6-2 in the 1972 Australian Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 4, 1972*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1972
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Ken Rosewall	Jean Paul Meyer
Country	AUS	FRA
Birth date	Nov 2, 1934	Jan 1, 1950
Age	37	22
Height	170 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,160	1,499
Current career W-L	535–193	15–28
Current career earnings	$1,602,700	—

Pre-match H2H

Ken Rosewall 0 – 0 Jean Paul Meyer

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jun Kuki	6-3 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1972	R32

Ken Rosewall's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dick Crealy	6-3 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1972	QF

Jean Paul Meyer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Letcher	6-4 2-6 7-6 6-7 8-6	W	—	Match data	Jan 1, 1972	R32