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Rod Laver def. Ken Rosewall

6-4 1-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Aug 7, 1970*
Tournament Louisville
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-4 1-6 6-1
Loser Ken Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverKen Rosewall
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 2, 1934
Age3135
Height175170
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1562,138
Career W-L576–147541–195
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 15 2 Ken Rosewall

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 7, 1970QF Dennis Ralston 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1970R16 Ron Holmberg 6-2 6-2WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 8, 1970F John Newcombe 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 7, 1970QF Roy Emerson 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1970R16 Pierre Barthes 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data