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Roger Taylor def. Paul Gerken

6-4 6-4 3-6 6-7 6-4

Match Information

Date May 30, 1973*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Roger Taylor
Score6-4 6-4 3-6 6-7 6-4
Loser Paul Gerken

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoger TaylorPaul Gerken
Country GBR USA
Birth dateOct 14, 1941Mar 15, 1950
Age3123
Height183185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9671,779
Career W-L369–296124–129
Pre-match H2H
Roger Taylor 0 0 Paul Gerken

Path

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1973R32 Charlie Pasarell 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 25, 1973R64 Alex Metreveli 6-4 6-4WMatch data
May 23, 1973R128 Kim Warwick 6-1 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 1, 1973QF Ilie Nastase 6-0 6-2 7-6LH2HMatch data

Paul Gerken's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1973R32 Guillermo Vilas 6-1 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 25, 1973R64 Torben Ulrich 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 23, 1973R128 Eric Deblicker 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data