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R. Laver def. C. Richey

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	May 4, 1972*
Tournament	Denver Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	R. Laver
Score	6-4 6-4
Loser	C. Richey

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	C. Richey
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Dec 31, 1946
Age	33	25
Height	175	175
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,187	2,023
Career W-L	576–147	488–224
Career earnings	$1,565,413	$7,500

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 2 – 1 C. Richey

Path

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 3, 1972	R32	R. Barth	5-7 6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

R. Laver's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 5, 1972	QF	J. Alexander	UNK	W	H2H	Match data

C. Richey's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 3, 1972	R32	T. Addison	7-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data