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Rod Laver def. Nikola Pilic

6-1 6-1

Match Information

Date Feb 10, 1972*
Tournament Richmond Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-1 6-1
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
Age3332
Height175191
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1561,853
Career W-L576–147301–248
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 3 1 Nikola Pilic

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 9, 1972R32 Roy Barth 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 11, 1972QF Bob Lutz 3-6 6-4 6-4WMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 9, 1972R32 Tony Roche 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data