R16 Tehran 1973

Rod Laver def. Geoff Masters

7-6 6-3

Rod Laver defeated Geoff Masters 7-6 6-3 in the 1973 Tehran round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 1, 1973*
Tournament: Tehran
Edition: 1973
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Geoff Masters
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Sep 19, 1950
Age	35	23
Height	175 cm	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,023	1,754
Current career W-L	570–145	237–253
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 1 – 0 Geoff Masters

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jacques Thamin	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 31, 1973	R32

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hans Jurgen Pohmann	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 2, 1973	QF

Geoff Masters's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Issa Khodaei	2-6 6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Oct 31, 1973	R32