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Rod Laver def. Dick Stockton

7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-2

Match Information

Date Apr 28, 1973*
Tournament Gothenberg Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-2
Loser Dick Stockton

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverDick Stockton
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Feb 18, 1951
Age3422
Height175188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0991,821
Career W-L576–147386–267
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,063,385
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 2 0 Dick Stockton

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 1973R16 Milan Holecek 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1973R32 Robert Maud 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 1973SF John Alexander 6-3 7-6(4)LH2HMatch data

Dick Stockton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 1973R16 Terry Addison 6-7(8) 4-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1973R32 Barry Phillips Moore 7-6(4) 6-1WMatch data