R64 US Open 1972

Rod Laver def. Butch Seewagen

6-3 6-2 7-5

Rod Laver defeated Butch Seewagen 6-3 6-2 7-5 in the 1972 US Open round of 64 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 3, 1972*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1972
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Butch Seewagen
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Jun 13, 1946
Age	34	26
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,060	1,634
Current career W-L	570–145	63–82
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 1 – 0 Butch Seewagen

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Paish	6-2 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1972	R128

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jaime Fillol	6-2 4-6 6-7 6-1 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1972	R32

Butch Seewagen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stephen Warboys	7-6 4-6 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1972	R128