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C. Richey def. C. Drysdale

7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date	Nov 2, 1972*
Tournament	Essen Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	C. Richey
Score	7-5 6-3
Loser	C. Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	C. Richey	C. Drysdale
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Dec 31, 1946	May 26, 1941
Age	25	31
Height	175	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,008	1,975
Career W-L	488–224	402–253
Career earnings	$7,500	—

Pre-match H2H

C. Richey 2 – 0 C. Drysdale

Path

C. Richey's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 1, 1972	R32	J. Alexander	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

C. Richey's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 3, 1972	QF	W. Bungert	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

C. Drysdale's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 1, 1972	R32	B. Carmichael	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data