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R. Laver def. D. Ralston

6-3 6-4 6-5

Match Information

Date	Mar 24, 1971*
Tournament	Champions Classic
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	R. Laver
Score	6-3 6-4 6-5
Loser	D. Ralston

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	D. Ralston
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Jul 27, 1942
Age	32	28
Height	175	188
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,260	1,935
Career W-L	576–147	157–136
Career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 11 – 2 D. Ralston

Path

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	D. Ralston	3-6 6-1 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	R. Emerson	6-2 6-3 6-5	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	T. Okker	6-1 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	R. Taylor	6-3 6-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	A. Ashe	3-6 6-3 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	A. Ashe	6-5 6-4 6-5	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	R. Emerson	6-3 5-6 6-3 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	T. Roche	6-5 4-6 3-6 6-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	J. Newcombe	6-4 6-2 4-6 5-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	T. Okker	5-6 5-6 6-2 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	K. Rosewall	6-3 6-2 6-5	W	H2H	Match data

R. Laver's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 25, 1971	F	T. Okker	6-5 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

D. Ralston's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	A. Ashe	6-2 4-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 19, 1971	RR	T. Roche	6-2 6-5 6-5	W	H2H	Match data