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Rod Laver def. Ismail El Shafei

6-2 5-7 6-1

Match Information

Date Jun 8, 1970*
Tournament St. Louis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-2 5-7 6-1
Loser Ismail El Shafei

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverIsmail El Shafei
Country AUS EGY
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 15, 1947
Age3122
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1081,721
Career W-L576–147
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 2 Ismail El Shafei

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 7, 1970R16 Ron Holmberg 6-4 6-2WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 8, 1970SF Roy Emerson 4-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ismail El Shafei's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 7, 1970R16 Marty Riessen 8-6 8-6WMatch data