Jan Kodes def. Giuseppe Merlo

7-5 6-1 4-6 6-3

Jan Kodes defeated Giuseppe Merlo 7-5 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the 1968 Italian Open round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 8, 1968*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1968
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Jan Kodes	Giuseppe Merlo
Country	CZE	ITA
Birth date	Mar 1, 1946	Oct 11, 1927
Age	22	40
Height	175 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,568	1,540
Current career W-L	471–276	10–15
Current career earnings	$693,197	—

Pre-match H2H

Jan Kodes 0 – 0 Giuseppe Merlo

Path

Jan Kodes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Onny Parun	6-3 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1968	R128

Jan Kodes's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patricio Rodriguez Chi	6-2 4-6 3-6 7-5 6-0	W	—	Match data	May 9, 1968	R32

Giuseppe Merlo's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ernst Blanke	6-1 6-0 7-5	W	—	Match data	May 7, 1968	R128