Rod Laver def. Tom Edlefsen

6-0 7-5

Rod Laver defeated Tom Edlefsen 6-0 7-5 in the 1974 Houston round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 19, 1974*
Tournament: Houston
Edition: 1974
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Tom Edlefsen
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Dec 12, 1941
Age	35	32
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,113	1,583
Current career W-L	570–145	109–145
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 1 – 1 Tom Edlefsen

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Antonio Munoz	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1974	R32

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Colin Dibley	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 1974	QF

Tom Edlefsen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Parker	6-4 4-6 6-4	W	—	Match data	Apr 18, 1974	R32