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Rod Laver def. Pierre Barthes

6-2 6-8 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Mar 28, 1970*
Tournament Johannesburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-2 6-8 6-4 6-4
Loser Pierre Barthes

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverPierre Barthes
Country AUS FRA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Sep 13, 1941
Age3128
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1381,678
Career W-L576–147185–190
Career earnings$1,565,413$8,040
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 2 0 Pierre Barthes

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1970R32 Bill Freer 6-1 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1970R64 Peter Doerner 6-2 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1970QF Raymond Moore 6-4 6-2 8-6WH2HMatch data

Pierre Barthes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1970R32 Graydon Garner 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data