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Paul Gerken def. Dick Stockton

7-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Dec 8, 1972*
Tournament	New York
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	Paul Gerken
Score	7-6 6-3
Loser	Dick Stockton

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Paul Gerken	Dick Stockton
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Mar 15, 1950	Feb 18, 1951
Age	22	21
Height	185	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,641	1,742
Career W-L	124–129	386–267
Career earnings	—	$1,063,385

Pre-match H2H

Paul Gerken 0 – 0 Dick Stockton

Path

Paul Gerken's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 7, 1972	R32	Rick Fagel	4-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Paul Gerken's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 9, 1972	QF	Richard Gonzalez	4-6 4-6	L	—	Match data

Dick Stockton's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 7, 1972	R32	Herb Fitzgibbon	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data