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R. Laver def. C. Richey

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date	Jun 20, 1970*
Tournament	London / Queen's Club
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	R. Laver
Score	6-3 6-1
Loser	C. Richey

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	C. Richey
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Dec 31, 1946
Age	31	23
Height	175	175
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,125	1,959
Career W-L	576–147	488–224
Career earnings	$1,565,413	$7,500

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 0 – 1 C. Richey

Path

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 20, 1970	QF	D. Crealy	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 19, 1970	R16	Bob Lutz	6-1 8-6	W	—	Match data
Jun 18, 1970	R32	P. Lall	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 17, 1970	R64	J. Osborne	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

R. Laver's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 21, 1970	F	J. Newcombe	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

C. Richey's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 20, 1970	QF	G. Goven	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 19, 1970	R16	J. Mukerjea	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 18, 1970	R32	Pancho Guzman	(w/o)	W	—	Match data
Jun 17, 1970	R64	B. Mottram	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data