Mark Cox #14 def. Rick Fagel #148

4-4 (ret.)

The match ended when Rick Fagel retired.

Mark Cox defeated Rick Fagel 4-4 RET after Rick Fagel retired in the 1977 Cincinnati Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 17, 1977*
Tournament: Cincinnati Open
Edition: 1977
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Mark Cox	Rick Fagel
Country	GBR	USA
Birth date	Jul 5, 1943	Nov 29, 1953
Age	34	23
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	14	148
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,991	1,587
Current career W-L	406–272	47–99
Current career earnings	—	$64,787

Pre-match H2H

Mark Cox #14 0 – 0 Rick Fagel #148

Path

Mark Cox's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ismail El Shafei	6-3 7-6	W	—	Match data	Jul 17, 1977	QF
Dick Crealy #38	7-5 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1977	R16
George Hardie #101	4-6 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 1977	R32
Kenneth McMillan #220	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1977	R64

Mark Cox's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Harold Solomon #13	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1977	F

Rick Fagel's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John McEnroe #64	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1977	QF
Gene Mayer #80	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1977	R16
Tim Gullikson	6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jul 14, 1977	R32
Doug Crawford #152	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1977	R64