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R. Laver def. A. Gimeno

9-7 8-6 11-9

Match Information

Date	May 7, 1968*
Tournament	Wembley Ntl 2
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	R. Laver
Score	9-7 8-6 11-9
Loser	A. Gimeno

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	A. Gimeno
Country	AUS	ESP
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Aug 3, 1937
Age	29	30
Height	175	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,632	1,601
Career W-L	576–147	246–131
Career earnings	$1,565,413	$2,500

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 1 – 1 A. Gimeno

Path

R. Laver's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

R. Laver's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 8, 1968	F	K. Rosewall	6-0 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

A. Gimeno's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 7, 1968	QF	R. Emerson	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 2, 1968	BR	Richard Gonzalez	16-14 17-15	W	—	Match data