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Roy Emerson def. John Alexander

3-6 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date	Feb 10, 1972*
Tournament	Richmond Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	Roy Emerson
Score	3-6 6-3 6-3
Loser	John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Roy Emerson	John Alexander
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Nov 3, 1936	Jul 4, 1951
Age	35	20
Height	183	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,917	1,811
Career W-L	275–174	579–422
Career earnings	—	$1,214,079

Pre-match H2H

Roy Emerson 1 – 1 John Alexander

Path

Roy Emerson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 9, 1972	R32	Bill Bowrey	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Roy Emerson's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 11, 1972	QF	Arthur Ashe	7-5 6-2	L	H2H	Match data

John Alexander's path

No prior matches in this tournament.