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P. Gerken #45 def. S. Ball #187

3-6 7-6 11-9

Match Information

Date	Nov 2, 1973*
Tournament	Hong Kong
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	P. Gerken
Score	3-6 7-6 11-9
Loser	S. Ball

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	P. Gerken	S. Ball
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Mar 15, 1950	Jan 24, 1950
Age	23	23
Height	185	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	45	187
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,775	1,595
Career W-L	124–129	126–181

Pre-match H2H

P. Gerken 0 – 0 S. Ball

Path

P. Gerken's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 1, 1973	R32	A. Marcial	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

P. Gerken's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 3, 1973	QF	R. Laver	6-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

S. Ball's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 1, 1973	R32	E. Cruz	7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data