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Karl Meiler def. Ken Rosewall

6-2 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jan 1, 1973*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Karl Meiler
Score	6-2 6-3 6-2
Loser	Ken Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Karl Meiler	Ken Rosewall
Country	GER	AUS
Birth date	Apr 30, 1949	Nov 2, 1934
Age	23	38
Height	178	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,736	2,107
Career W-L	252–189	541–195
Career earnings	$2,148	$1,602,700

Pre-match H2H

Karl Meiler 0 – 0 Ken Rosewall

Path

Karl Meiler's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1972	R64	John James	5-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Karl Meiler's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 4, 1973	R16	Teimuraz Kakulia	6-3 7-6 2-6 6-3	W	—	Match data

Ken Rosewall's path

No prior matches in this tournament.