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Rod Laver def. Fred Stolle

6-4 18-16 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 31, 1969*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-4 18-16 6-4
Loser Fred Stolle

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverFred Stolle
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Oct 8, 1938
Age3030
Height175190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9211,802
Career W-L576–147177–168
Career earnings$1,565,413$328
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 7 3 Fred Stolle

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 29, 1969R16 Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 3-6 9-7WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1969R32 Massimo Di Domenico 6-2 6-2 6-3WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1969SF Tony Roche 7-5 22-20 9-11 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Fred Stolle's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 29, 1969R16 Allan Stone 8-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1969R32 Ross Case 7-5 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data