Rod Laver def. Roscoe Tanner

7-6(6) 6-4

Rod Laver defeated Roscoe Tanner 7-6(6) 6-4 in the 1975 La Costa Wct semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverRoscoe Tanner
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Oct 15, 1951
Age3623
Height175 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1361,972
Current career W-L570–145592–294
Current career earnings$1,565,413$1,696,198
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ismail El Shafei 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2WMatch dataFeb 22, 1975QF
Ray Ruffels 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 1975R16
Teimuraz Kakulia 7-6(6) 7-6(5)WMatch dataFeb 20, 1975R32

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Allan Stone 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 1975F

Roscoe Tanner's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Geoff Masters 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 22, 1975QF
Ove Bengtson 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 1975R16
Joaquin Loyo Mayo 6-4 6-2WMatch dataFeb 20, 1975R32