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Rod Laver def. Andres Gimeno

6-3 6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date Feb 3, 1969*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-3 6-4 7-5
Loser Andres Gimeno

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverAndres Gimeno
Country AUS ESP
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Aug 3, 1937
Age3031
Height175185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9801,838
Career W-L576–147246–131
Career earnings$1,565,413$2,500
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 7 – 3 Andres Gimeno

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Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1969SF Tony Roche 7-5 22-20 9-11 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 31, 1969QF Fred Stolle 6-4 18-16 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 29, 1969R16 Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 3-6 9-7WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1969R32 Massimo Di Domenico 6-2 6-2 6-3W—Match data

Rod Laver's next match

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Andres Gimeno's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1969SF Ray Ruffels 6-2 11-9 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 31, 1969QF Earl Butch Buchholz 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 29, 1969R16 Ken Rosewall 7-5 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1969R32 Geoff Masters 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data