Rod Laver def. Cliff Drysdale

6-2 6-3

Rod Laver defeated Cliff Drysdale 6-2 6-3 in the 1972 Quebec Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverCliff Drysdale
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938May 26, 1941
Age3330
Height175 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2491,983
Current career W-L570–145397–251
Current career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Charlie Pasarell 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 1972QF
Tom Leonard 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 1972R16
Bill Bowrey 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 1972R32

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marty Riessen 5-7 2-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataApr 22, 1972F

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Taylor 3-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 1972QF
Bob Carmichael 7-5 7-6WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 1972R16
Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 1972R32