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Rod Laver def. Tom Okker

6-3 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Feb 13, 1972*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-3 6-3 6-3
Loser Tom Okker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverTom Okker
Country AUS NED
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Feb 22, 1944
Age3327
Height175177
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2111,998
Career W-L576–147672–279
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 16 3 Tom Okker

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 13, 1972QF Bob Lutz 7-6 6-1WMatch data
Feb 12, 1972R16 Tony Roche 6-1 0-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 11, 1972R32 Robert Maud 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 14, 1972F Ken Rosewall 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Tom Okker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 13, 1972QF Jeff Borowiak 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 12, 1972R16 Terry Addison 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 11, 1972R32 Tom Leonard 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data