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R. Laver def. A. Ashe

6-3 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	Nov 20, 1971*
Tournament	Bologna Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	F
Winner	R. Laver
Score	6-3 6-4 6-4
Loser	A. Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	A. Ashe
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Jul 10, 1943
Age	33	28
Height	175	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,126	2,119
Career W-L	576–147	800–258
Career earnings	$1,565,413	$1,584,909

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 9 – 0 A. Ashe

Path

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 19, 1971	SF	C. Pasarell	4-6 6-0 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 19, 1971	QF	Bob Lutz	7-6 6-4	W	—	Match data
Nov 18, 1971	R16	R. Ruffels	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 17, 1971	R32	A. Zugarelli	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

R. Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

A. Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 19, 1971	SF	K. Rosewall	6-4 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 19, 1971	QF	T. Okker	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 18, 1971	R16	J. Borowiak	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 17, 1971	R32	C. Barazzutti	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data