QF London 1971

Rod Laver def. John Newcombe

6-0 6-1

Rod Laver defeated John Newcombe 6-0 6-1 in the 1971 London quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 27, 1971*
Tournament: London
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	John Newcombe
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	May 23, 1944
Age	32	26
Height	175 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,274	2,042
Current career W-L	570–145	544–220
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 10 – 2 John Newcombe

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Owen Davidson	7-6 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 26, 1971	R16

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tony Roche	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 1971	SF

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Alexander	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 26, 1971	R16