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R. Laver def. C. Drysdale

6-4 6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jul 4, 1969*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	R. Laver
Score	6-4 6-2 6-3
Loser	C. Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	C. Drysdale
Country	AUS	RSA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	May 26, 1941
Age	30	28
Height	175	188
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,126	1,820
Career W-L	576–147	402–253
Career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 1 – 1 C. Drysdale

Path

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1969	R16	Stan Smith	6-4 6-2 7-9 3-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Jun 29, 1969	R32	Jan Leschly	6-3 6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data
Jun 27, 1969	R64	P. Lall	3-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1969	R128	N. Pietrangeli	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

R. Laver's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 6, 1969	SF	A. Ashe	2-6 6-2 9-7 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

C. Drysdale's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1969	R16	R. Emerson	6-4 6-8 0-6 6-3 9-7	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 1969	R32	M. Cox	6-2 11-9 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1969	R64	O. Davidson	6-4 6-4 11-13 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1969	R128	P. Hombergen	7-5 7-5 9-7	W	H2H	Match data