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Rod Laver def. Ken Rosewall

6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 15, 1972*
Tournament Houston Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-2 6-4
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
Age3337
Height175170
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,2232,231
Career W-L576–147541–195
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 22 – 4 Ken Rosewall

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Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1972SF Tom Okker 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1972QF Bill Bowrey 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Apr 13, 1972R16 Robert Maud 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 1972R32 Fred Stolle 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1972SF Roger Taylor 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1972QF Nikola Pilic 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Apr 13, 1972R16 Graham Stilwell 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 1972R32 Terry Addison 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data