Tony Roche def. John Alexander

6-3 6-4

Tony Roche defeated John Alexander 6-3 6-4 in the 1972 Washington Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldTony RocheJohn Alexander
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 17, 1945Jul 4, 1951
Age2721
Height178 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8911,921
Current career W-L360–191567–419
Current career earnings$529,199$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H

Path

Tony Roche's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fred Stolle 4-6 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 16, 1972R16
Jasjit Singh 4-6 6-3 6-1WMatch dataJul 15, 1972R32
Bill Monan 6-1 6-1WMatch dataJul 14, 1972R64

Tony Roche's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ray Ruffels 6-3 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 17, 1972SF

John Alexander's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rod Laver 2-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 16, 1972R16
Nikola Pilic 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 15, 1972R32
Billy Higgins 6-3 6-3WMatch dataJul 14, 1972R64