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John Alexander def. Ken Rosewall

1-6 6-1 6-4

Match Information

Date	Oct 5, 1972*
Tournament	Alamo Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	John Alexander
Score	1-6 6-1 6-4
Loser	Ken Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Alexander	Ken Rosewall
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Jul 4, 1951	Nov 2, 1934
Age	21	37
Height	190	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,888	2,087
Career W-L	579–422	541–195
Career earnings	$1,214,079	$1,602,700

Pre-match H2H

John Alexander 1 – 3 Ken Rosewall

Path

John Alexander's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 4, 1972	R32	Charlie Pasarell	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

John Alexander's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 6, 1972	QF	Cliff Drysdale	7-6 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Ken Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 4, 1972	R32	Ray Ruffels	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data