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Hans Joachim Ploetz def. Giuseppe Merlo

6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Mar 22, 1968*
Tournament Cannes
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Hans Joachim Ploetz
Score6-2 6-1
Loser Giuseppe Merlo

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldHans Joachim PloetzGiuseppe Merlo
Country GER ITA
Birth dateOct 11, 1927
Age40
Height
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5471,531
Career W-L70–9410–15
Pre-match H2H
Hans Joachim Ploetz 0 0 Giuseppe Merlo

Path

Hans Joachim Ploetz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 21, 1968R32 Geza Varga 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1968R64 Boris Breskvar 6-3 11-9WMatch data

Hans Joachim Ploetz's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 23, 1968QF Ion Tiriac 3-6 7-9LH2HMatch data

Giuseppe Merlo's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 21, 1968R32 B Hauffe 3-6 6-3 6-4WMatch data
Mar 20, 1968R64 Allan Kendall 6-4 6-2WMatch data