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R. Tanner def. P. Gerken

6-2 4-6 7-6

Match Information

Date	Sep 5, 1972*
Tournament	South Orange
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	R. Tanner
Score	6-2 4-6 7-6
Loser	P. Gerken

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Tanner	P. Gerken
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Oct 15, 1951	Mar 15, 1950
Age	20	22
Height	183	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,795	1,639
Career W-L	595–298	124–129
Career earnings	$1,696,198	—

Pre-match H2H

R. Tanner 1 – 0 P. Gerken

Path

R. Tanner's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 1972	R32	G. Stilwell	6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

R. Tanner's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 6, 1972	QF	I. Nastase	6-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

P. Gerken's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 1972	R32	T. Kreiss	6-3 6-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data