SF Australian Open 1973

Onny Parun def. Karl Meiler

2-6 6-3 7-5

Onny Parun defeated Karl Meiler 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the 1973 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 8, 1973*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1973
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Onny Parun	Karl Meiler
Country	NZL	GER
Birth date	Apr 15, 1947	Apr 30, 1949
Age	25	23
Height	188 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,790	1,818
Current career W-L	375–341	252–190
Current career earnings	$4,000	$2,148

Pre-match H2H

Onny Parun 1 – 0 Karl Meiler

Path

Onny Parun's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Metreveli	6-4 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jan 6, 1973	QF
Geoff Masters	7-6 3-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1973	R16
Chris Kachel	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1973	R32
Hans Kary	6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1972	R64

Onny Parun's next match

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

Karl Meiler's path

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