QF St. Louis Wct 1970

Rod Laver def. Ismail El Shafei

6-2 5-7 6-1

Rod Laver defeated Ismail El Shafei 6-2 5-7 6-1 in the 1970 St. Louis Wct quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 8, 1970*
Tournament: St. Louis Wct
Edition: 1970
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Ismail El Shafei
Country	AUS	EGY
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Nov 15, 1947
Age	31	22
Height	175 cm	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,108	1,705
Current career W-L	570–145	—
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 0 – 2 Ismail El Shafei

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ron Holmberg	6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jun 7, 1970	R16

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roy Emerson	4-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 8, 1970	SF

Ismail El Shafei's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marty Riessen	8-6 8-6	W	—	Match data	Jun 7, 1970	R16