SF Los Angeles 1 1969

Rod Laver def. John Newcombe

6-2 6-4

Rod Laver defeated John Newcombe 6-2 6-4 in the 1969 Los Angeles 1 semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 8, 1969*
Tournament: Los Angeles 1
Edition: 1969
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	John Newcombe
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	May 23, 1944
Age	30	24
Height	175 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,000	1,784
Current career W-L	570–145	544–220
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 3 – 0 John Newcombe

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dennis Ralston	5-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1969	QF

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marty Riessen	6-4 10-8	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 1969	F

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Raymond Moore	3-6 6-1 6-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 1969	QF
Pancho Segura	6-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 1969	R16