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Roy Emerson def. Ismail El Shafei

7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 22, 1972*
Tournament Montreal Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Roy Emerson
Score7-6 6-4
Loser Ismail El Shafei

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoy EmersonIsmail El Shafei
Country AUS EGY
Birth dateNov 3, 1936Nov 15, 1947
Age3524
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8961,825
Career W-L275–174
Pre-match H2H
Roy Emerson 4 2 Ismail El Shafei

Path

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1972QF John Newcombe 6-4 4-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1972R16 Jeff Borowiak 3-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 20, 1972R32 Ray Ruffels 3-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Roy Emerson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 23, 1972F Arthur Ashe 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-3LH2HMatch data

Ismail El Shafei's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1972QF Marty Riessen 7-6 7-6WMatch data
Sep 21, 1972R16 Roger Taylor 6-2 6-2WMatch data
Sep 20, 1972R32 Brian Fairlie 6-4 3-6 6-4WMatch data