R64 US Open 1973

Tom Okker #9 def. Paul Gerken #35

7-5 6-3 6-7 7-6

Tom Okker defeated Paul Gerken 7-5 6-3 6-7 7-6 in the 1973 US Open round of 64 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 2, 1973*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1973
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	Tom Okker	Paul Gerken
Country	NED	USA
Birth date	Feb 22, 1944	Mar 15, 1950
Age	29	23
Height	177 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	9	35
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,068	1,835
Current career W-L	668–278	121–125
Current career earnings	$1,257,200	—

Pre-match H2H

Tom Okker #9 1 – 0 Paul Gerken #35

Path

Tom Okker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Gonzalez	6-7 6-3 6-1 6-4	W	—	Match data	Aug 31, 1973	R128

Tom Okker's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Gottfried #21	6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1973	R32

Paul Gerken's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sandy Mayer #44	4-6 7-5 4-6 4-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1973	R128