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Roscoe Tanner def. John Cooper

6-2 7-6 7-6

Match Information

Date Sep 8, 1972*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Roscoe Tanner
Score6-2 7-6 7-6
Loser John Cooper

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoscoe TannerJohn Cooper
Country USA AUS
Birth dateOct 15, 1951Nov 4, 1946
Age2025
Height183
HandednessLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7991,792
Career W-L595–298
Career earnings$1,696,198
Pre-match H2H
Roscoe Tanner 2 0 John Cooper

Path

Roscoe Tanner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1972R32 Tom Okker 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1972R64 Bob Carmichael 4-6 7-5 6-3 3-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1972R128 Ismail El Shafei 7-6 6-4 6-4WMatch data

Roscoe Tanner's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 10, 1972QF Tom Gorman 6-7 7-5 6-7 7-5 4-6LH2HMatch data

John Cooper's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1972R32 Manuel Orantes 7-6 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Sep 1, 1972R128 Gerald Battrick 6-3 6-1 6-0WMatch data