QF Palm Desert Wct 1974

Rod Laver def. Dennis Ralston

7-5 6-3

Rod Laver defeated Dennis Ralston 7-5 6-3 in the 1974 Palm Desert Wct quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverDennis Ralston
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jul 27, 1942
Age3531
Height175 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0571,721
Current career W-L570–145156–135
Current career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tito Vazquez 7-6 7-5WMatch dataApr 4, 1974R16
Mike Machette 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 3, 1974R32

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe 6-7(6) 7-6(6) 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 5, 1974SF

Dennis Ralston's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gerald Battrick 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 4, 1974R16
Adriano Panatta 7-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 3, 1974R32