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Rod Laver def. Bob Hewitt

(w/o)

Match Information

Date Nov 6, 1971*
Tournament Wembley
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Rod Laver
Score(w/o)
Loser Bob Hewitt

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverBob Hewitt
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jan 12, 1940
Age3331
Height175190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1611,833
Career W-L576–147285–178
Career earnings$1,565,413$613,837
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 2 0 Bob Hewitt

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 6, 1971QF Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 5, 1971R16 Georges Goven 5-7 8-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 1971R32 Roger Taylor 7-5 8-6WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 7, 1971F Ilie Nastase 6-3 3-6 6-3 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 6, 1971QF Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 5, 1971R16 John Alexander 6-8 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 1971R32 Marty Riessen 9-8 6-4WH2HMatch data