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Rod Laver def. Bob Lutz

7-6 2-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 2, 1971*
Tournament Berkeley
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score7-6 2-6 6-4
Loser Bob Lutz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverBob Lutz
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Aug 29, 1947
Age3324
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1851,967
Career W-L576–147
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 3 0 Bob Lutz

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 1, 1971R16 Roy Emerson 6-7 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data
Sep 30, 1971R32 Alejandro Olmedo 6-4 6-1WMatch data
Sep 29, 1971R64 Frew Mcmillan 6-2 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 2, 1971SF Tom Okker 4-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data

Bob Lutz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 1, 1971R16 Jan Kodes 4-6 6-4 6-3WMatch data
Sep 30, 1971R32 Terry Addison 6-3 6-2WMatch data