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M. Cox def. Toshiro Sakai

6-3 6-7 6-4

Match Information

Date	Aug 30, 1972*
Tournament	Merion
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R32
Winner	M. Cox
Score	6-3 6-7 6-4
Loser	Toshiro Sakai

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Cox	Toshiro Sakai
Country	GBR	JPN
Birth date	Jul 5, 1943	Nov 23, 1947
Age	29	24
Height	185	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	—
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,941	1,511
Career W-L	408–274	—
Career earnings	—	$1,413

Pre-match H2H

M. Cox 0 – 0 Toshiro Sakai

Path

M. Cox's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 29, 1972	R64	Terry Hassell	6-2 6-4	W	—	Match data

M. Cox's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 1972	R16	Jaime Pinto Bravo	6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data

Toshiro Sakai's path

No prior matches in this tournament.