R16 Sydney Indoor 1973

Rod Laver #10 def. Paul Gerken #45

6-2 7-5

Rod Laver defeated Paul Gerken 6-2 7-5 in the 1973 Sydney Indoor round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Nov 15, 1973*
Tournament
Sydney Indoor
Edition
1973
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Round
R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverPaul Gerken
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Mar 15, 1950
Age3523
Height175 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)1045
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0461,794
Current career W-L570–145121–126
Current career earnings$1,565,413—
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver #10 1 – 0 Paul Gerken #45

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Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kenneth McMillan #2196-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 14, 1973R32

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raul Ramirez #326-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 16, 1973QF

Paul Gerken's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Mulligan 6-4 6-1W—Match dataNov 14, 1973R32