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Mark Cox def. Cliff Richey

6-7 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date	Aug 2, 1972*
Tournament	Louisville Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	Mark Cox
Score	6-7 6-3 6-3
Loser	Cliff Richey

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Mark Cox	Cliff Richey
Country	GBR	USA
Birth date	Jul 5, 1943	Dec 31, 1946
Age	29	25
Height	185	175
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,825	2,048
Career W-L	408–274	488–224
Career earnings	—	$7,500

Pre-match H2H

Mark Cox 0 – 5 Cliff Richey

Path

Mark Cox's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 1, 1972	R32	Ray Ruffels	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Mark Cox's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 3, 1972	QF	Nikola Pilic	7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Cliff Richey's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 1, 1972	R32	Robert Maud	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data