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O. Parun def. K. Meiler

2-6 6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jan 8, 1973*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	O. Parun
Score	2-6 6-3 7-5
Loser	K. Meiler

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	O. Parun	K. Meiler
Country	NZL	GER
Birth date	Apr 15, 1947	Apr 30, 1949
Age	25	23
Height	188	178
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,789	1,809
Career W-L	375–342	252–189
Career earnings	$4,000	$2,148

Pre-match H2H

O. Parun 1 – 0 K. Meiler

Path

O. Parun's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 6, 1973	QF	Alex Metreveli	6-4 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-3	W	—	Match data
Jan 4, 1973	R16	G. Masters	7-6 3-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 1, 1973	R32	C. Kachel	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1972	R64	H. Kary	6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

O. Parun's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 9, 1973	F	J. Newcombe	3-6 7-6 5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

K. Meiler's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 6, 1973	QF	W. N'Godrella	7-6 6-7 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 4, 1973	R16	Teimuraz Kakulia	6-3 7-6 2-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Jan 1, 1973	R32	K. Rosewall	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1972	R64	J. James	5-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data