Rod Laver def. Richard Gonzalez

7-5 5-7 6-4

Rod Laver defeated Richard Gonzalez 7-5 5-7 6-4 in the 1968 Buenos Aires Ntl final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverRichard Gonzalez
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938—
Age29—
Height175 cm—
HandednessLeft-Handed—
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,5581,528
Current career W-L570–145—
Current career earnings$1,565,413—
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 1 – 0 Richard Gonzalez

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fred Stolle 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 28, 1968SF

Rod Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Richard Gonzalez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andres Gimeno 6-2 3-6 7-5W—Match dataMar 28, 1968SF