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Rod Laver def. Butch Seewagen

6-3 6-2 7-5

Match Information

Date Sep 3, 1972*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-3 6-2 7-5
Loser Butch Seewagen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverButch Seewagen
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jun 13, 1946
Age3426
Height175188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0581,640
Career W-L576–14767–83
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 1 0 Butch Seewagen

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1972R128 John Paish 6-2 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1972R32 Jaime Fillol 6-2 4-6 6-7 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data

Butch Seewagen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1972R128 Stephen Warboys 7-6 4-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data