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Rod Laver def. Thomas Lejus

6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date Feb 3, 1969*
Tournament Auckland
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-5
Loser Thomas Lejus

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverThomas Lejus
Country AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938
Age30
Height175
HandednessLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9701,619
Career W-L576–147
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 0 Thomas Lejus

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1969R16 Dave Simmonds 12-10 7-5 6-3WMatch data
Feb 1, 1969R32 Howard Broun 6-4 6-0 6-4WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1969SF Brian Fairlie 6-3 6-3 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch data

Thomas Lejus's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1969R16 Ray Ruffels 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1WMatch data