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Gerald Battrick def. Giuseppe Merlo

6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date May 23, 1969*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Gerald Battrick
Score6-1 6-3
Loser Giuseppe Merlo

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldGerald BattrickGiuseppe Merlo
Country GBR ITA
Birth dateMay 27, 1947Oct 11, 1927
Age2141
Height178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6161,486
Career W-L186–20010–15
Pre-match H2H
Gerald Battrick 0 0 Giuseppe Merlo

Path

Gerald Battrick's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Gerald Battrick's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 24, 1969R32 Ingo Buding 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-1WMatch data

Giuseppe Merlo's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 22, 1969R128 Jose Maria Gisbert 11-9 7-9 6-1WMatch data