R64 Roland Garros 1968

Rod Laver def. Nicholas Kalogeropoulos

6-2 4-6 6-4 6-1

Rod Laver defeated Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the 1968 Roland Garros round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 31, 1968*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1968
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Country	AUS	GRE
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Feb 18, 1945
Age	29	23
Height	175 cm	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,731	1,561
Current career W-L	570–145	55–75
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 0 – 0 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lance Lumsden	6-1 6-1 6-4	W	—	Match data	May 29, 1968	R128

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Peter Marmureanu	6-2 6-0 9-7	W	—	Match data	Jun 2, 1968	R32

Nicholas Kalogeropoulos's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Howe	3-6 6-4 6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data	May 29, 1968	R128