Rod Laver def. Bob Hewitt

(w/o)

Rod Laver advanced past Bob Hewitt by walkover in the 1971 Wembley semifinal.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverBob Hewitt
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jan 12, 1940
Age3331
Height175 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)
Current career W-L570–145285–177
Current career earnings$1,565,413$613,837
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1971QF
Georges Goven 5-7 8-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 5, 1971R16
Roger Taylor 7-5 8-6WH2HMatch dataNov 4, 1971R32

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ilie Nastase 6-3 3-6 6-3 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataNov 7, 1971F

Bob Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1971QF
John Alexander 6-8 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 5, 1971R16
Marty Riessen 9-8 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 4, 1971R32