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P. Barthes def. G. Merlo

6-2 6-0

Match Information

Date	Jun 4, 1973*
Tournament	Rome
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	R64
Winner	P. Barthes
Score	6-2 6-0
Loser	G. Merlo

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	P. Barthes	G. Merlo
Country	FRA	ITA
Birth date	Sep 13, 1941	Oct 11, 1927
Age	31	45
Height	—	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,704	1,477
Career W-L	185–190	10–15
Career earnings	$8,040	—

Pre-match H2H

P. Barthes 0 – 0 G. Merlo

Path

P. Barthes's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

P. Barthes's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 1973	R32	M. Orantes	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data

G. Merlo's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 3, 1973	R128	J. Paish	2-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data