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Manuel Orantes def. John Alexander

6-4 6-7 7-6

Match Information

Date Sep 22, 1972*
Tournament Los Angeles Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Manuel Orantes
Score6-4 6-7 7-6
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldManuel OrantesJohn Alexander
Country ESP AUS
Birth dateFeb 6, 1949Jul 4, 1951
Age2321
Height178190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0141,884
Career W-L696–286579–422
Career earnings$1,398,303$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Manuel Orantes 0 2 John Alexander

Path

Manuel Orantes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1972R32 Patrice Dominguez 6-7 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 20, 1972R64 Robert Maud 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Manuel Orantes's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 23, 1972QF Roscoe Tanner 7-6 6-4LH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1972R32 Jim Mcmanus 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 20, 1972R64 Alejandro Olmedo 6-3 6-4WMatch data