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R. Laver def. R. Barth

6-2 7-6(0)

Match Information

Date	Mar 30, 1973*
Tournament	St. Louis Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	R. Laver
Score	6-2 7-6(0)
Loser	R. Barth

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	R. Barth
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Mar 30, 1947
Age	34	26
Height	175	175
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,152	1,403
Career W-L	576–147	64–138
Career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 4 – 0 R. Barth

Path

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 29, 1973	R32	O. Parun	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

R. Laver's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 31, 1973	QF	G. Battrick	6-3 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

R. Barth's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 29, 1973	R32	M. Holecek	6-3 0-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data