Rod Laver def. Dennis Ralston

6-3 6-4 6-5

Rod Laver defeated Dennis Ralston 6-3 6-4 6-5 in the 1971 Champions Classic semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 24, 1971*
Tournament: Champions Classic
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Dennis Ralston
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Jul 27, 1942
Age	32	28
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,262	1,939
Current career W-L	570–145	156–135
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 11 – 2 Dennis Ralston

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dennis Ralston	3-6 6-1 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR
Roy Emerson	6-2 6-3 6-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR
Tom Okker	6-1 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR
Roger Taylor	6-3 6-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR
Arthur Ashe	3-6 6-3 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR
Arthur Ashe	6-5 6-4 6-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR
Roy Emerson	6-3 5-6 6-3 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR
Tony Roche	6-5 4-6 3-6 6-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR
John Newcombe	6-4 6-2 4-6 5-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR
Tom Okker	5-6 5-6 6-2 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR
Ken Rosewall	6-3 6-2 6-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR

Rod Laver's next match

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

Dennis Ralston's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arthur Ashe	6-2 4-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR
Tony Roche	6-2 6-5 6-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1971	RR