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Nikola Pilic def. Rod Laver

6-3 1-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jun 14, 1970*
Tournament	Bristol
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	F
Winner	Nikola Pilic
Score	6-3 1-6 6-3
Loser	Rod Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Nikola Pilic	Rod Laver
Country	CRO	AUS
Birth date	Aug 27, 1939	Aug 9, 1938
Age	30	31
Height	191	175
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,873	2,138
Career W-L	301–248	576–147
Career earnings	—	$1,565,413

Pre-match H2H

Nikola Pilic 0 – 1 Rod Laver

Path

Nikola Pilic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 1970	SF	John Newcombe	4-6 14-12 8-6	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 1970	QF	Marty Riessen	4-6 9-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1970	R16	Graham Stilwell	6-1 10-8	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 11, 1970	R32	Tom Okker	3-6 16-14 10-8	W	H2H	Match data

Nikola Pilic's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Rod Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 1970	SF	Owen Davidson	4-6 6-2 8-6	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 1970	QF	Cliff Drysdale	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1970	R16	Jaidip Mukerjea	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data