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Rod Laver def. Ken Rosewall

7-5 5-7 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 27, 1971*
Tournament Fort Worth Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score7-5 5-7 6-2
Loser Ken Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverKen Rosewall
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 2, 1934
Age3336
Height175170
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1002,166
Career W-L576–147541–195
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 18 3 Ken Rosewall

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 26, 1971R16 Bob Lutz 6-7 6-2 6-3WMatch data
Aug 25, 1971R32 Graham Stilwell 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 1971SF Roy Emerson 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 26, 1971R16 Andres Gimeno 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1971R32 Roy Barth 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data