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R. Laver def. A. Gimeno

6-3 6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date	Feb 3, 1969*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	F
Winner	R. Laver
Score	6-3 6-4 7-5
Loser	A. Gimeno

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	A. Gimeno
Country	AUS	ESP
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Aug 3, 1937
Age	30	31
Height	175	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,980	1,838
Career W-L	576–147	246–131
Career earnings	$1,565,413	$2,500

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 7 – 3 A. Gimeno

Path

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 2, 1969	SF	T. Roche	7-5 22-20 9-11 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 31, 1969	QF	F. Stolle	6-4 18-16 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 29, 1969	R16	R. Emerson	6-2 6-4 3-6 9-7	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 26, 1969	R32	Massimo Di Domenico	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data

R. Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

A. Gimeno's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 2, 1969	SF	R. Ruffels	6-2 11-9 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 31, 1969	QF	E. Buchholz	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 29, 1969	R16	K. Rosewall	7-5 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 26, 1969	R32	G. Masters	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data