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Ken Rosewall def. Nikola Pilic

7-5 6-7 7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 11, 1970*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score7-5 6-7 7-6 6-4
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallNikola Pilic
Country AUS CRO
Birth dateNov 2, 1934Aug 27, 1939
Age3531
Height170191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0631,953
Career W-L541–195301–248
Career earnings$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 3 0 Nikola Pilic

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1970R32 Charlie Pasarell 7-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1970R64 Stanley Pasarell 6-4 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1970R128 Robert Potthast 6-2 6-2 6-4WMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 13, 1970QF Stan Smith 6-2 6-2 6-2WMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1970R32 Richard Gonzalez 4-6 6-2 7-6 7-5WMatch data
Sep 6, 1970R64 Bob Carmichael 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1970R128 Jaime Fillol 6-2 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data