Rod Laver def. Ismail El Shafei

7-6(5) 4-6 6-2

Rod Laver defeated Ismail El Shafei 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2 in the 1975 La Costa Wct quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverIsmail El Shafei
Country AUS EGY
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 15, 1947
Age3627
Height175 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1311,843
Current career W-L570–145
Current career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 4 3 Ismail El Shafei

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ray Ruffels 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 1975R16
Teimuraz Kakulia 7-6(6) 7-6(5)WMatch dataFeb 20, 1975R32

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roscoe Tanner 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 22, 1975SF

Ismail El Shafei's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Chico Hagey 6-7(6) 6-4 6-1WMatch dataFeb 21, 1975R16
Torben Ulrich 6-3 7-5WMatch dataFeb 20, 1975R32