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Rod Laver#4 def. Ismail El Shafei

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

Match Information

Date Feb 22, 1975*
Tournament La Costa Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score7-6(5) 4-6 6-2
Loser Ismail El Shafei

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverIsmail El Shafei
Country AUS EGY
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 15, 1947
Age3627
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)4
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1241,846
Career W-L576–147
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 4 3 Ismail El Shafei

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 1975R16 Ray Ruffels 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 1975R32 Teimuraz Kakulia 7-6(6) 7-6(5)WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 22, 1975SF Roscoe Tanner 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch data

Ismail El Shafei's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 1975R16 James Chico Hagey 6-7(6) 6-4 6-1WMatch data
Feb 20, 1975R32 Torben Ulrich 6-3 7-5WMatch data