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Rod Laver def. Nikola Pilic

6-4 6-0 6-2

Match Information

Date Mar 28, 1971*
Tournament London
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-4 6-0 6-2
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverNikola Pilic
Country AUS CRO
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Aug 27, 1939
Age3231
Height175191
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2841,893
Career W-L576–147301–248
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 2 1 Nikola Pilic

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1971SF Tony Roche 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1971QF John Newcombe 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1971R16 Owen Davidson 7-6 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1971SF Marty Riessen 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1971QF Bob Hewitt 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1971R16 Jan Erik Lundquist 6-3 6-7 6-2WMatch data