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Jan Kodes def. Giuseppe Merlo

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

Match Information

Date May 8, 1968*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Jan Kodes
Score7-5 6-1 4-6 6-3
Loser Giuseppe Merlo

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJan KodesGiuseppe Merlo
Country CZE ITA
Birth dateMar 1, 1946Oct 11, 1927
Age2240
Height175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5671,540
Career W-L465–27410–15
Career earnings$693,197
Pre-match H2H
Jan Kodes 0 0 Giuseppe Merlo

Path

Jan Kodes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 1968R128 Onny Parun 6-3 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

Jan Kodes's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1968R32 Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-2 4-6 3-6 7-5 6-0WMatch data

Giuseppe Merlo's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 1968R128 Ernst Blanke 6-1 6-0 7-5WMatch data