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F. Pala def. B. Gottfried

10-8 10-8 9-11 8-6

Match Information

Date May 28, 1972*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner F. Pala
Score10-8 10-8 9-11 8-6
Loser B. Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldF. PalaB. Gottfried
Country CZE USA
Birth dateMar 28, 1944Jan 27, 1952
Age2820
Height183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6981,646
Career W-L62–112695–322
Career earnings$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
F. Pala 0 0 B. Gottfried

Path

F. Pala's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1972R64 Alejandro Olmedo 6-2 7-5 6-2WMatch data

F. Pala's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1972R16 Stan Smith 4-6 0-6 3-6LMatch data

B. Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1972R64 P. Dominguez 6-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1972R128 J. Meyer 6-2 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data