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R. Laver def. N. Pilic

6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Mar 31, 1973*
Tournament St. Louis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner R. Laver
Score6-3 6-3
Loser N. Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. LaverN. Pilic
Country AUS CRO
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Aug 27, 1939
Age3433
Height175191
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1541,913
Career W-L576–147301–248
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
R. Laver 6 2 N. Pilic

Path

R. Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1973QF G. Battrick 6-3 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1973R16 R. Barth 6-2 7-6(0)WH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1973R32 O. Parun 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

R. Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 1, 1973F Stan Smith 4-6 6-3 4-6LMatch data

N. Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1973QF C. Richey 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1973R16 B. Gottfried 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1973R32 J. Mandarino 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data