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John Cooper def. Frank Sedgman

3-6 6-3 6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 4, 1972*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Cooper
Score3-6 6-3 6-1 6-3
Loser Frank Sedgman

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn CooperFrank Sedgman
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 4, 1946Oct 29, 1927
Age2544
Height175
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6961,626
Career W-L26–31
Career earnings$275
Pre-match H2H
John Cooper 1 0 Frank Sedgman

Path

John Cooper's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1972R32 Patrick Proisy 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2WMatch data

John Cooper's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Frank Sedgman's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1972R32 Owen Davidson 6-3 1-6 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1971R64 Robert Casey 6-1 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data