Rod Laver def. Dennis Ralston

4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2

Rod Laver defeated Dennis Ralston 4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2 in the 1968 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 5, 1968*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1968
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Dennis Ralston
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Jul 27, 1942
Age	29	25
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,874	1,727
Current career W-L	570–145	156–135
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 1 – 0 Dennis Ralston

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Cox	9-7 5-7 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1968	R16
Marty Riessen	6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1968	R32
Stan Smith	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1968	R64
Gene Scott	6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1968	R128

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arthur Ashe	7-5 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1968	SF

Dennis Ralston's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Metreveli	6-3 7-5 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jul 3, 1968	R16
J. Mandarino	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1968	R32
Cliff Richey	6-3 3-6 7-9 6-3 13-11	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1968	R64
John Brown	6-1 7-5 8-6	W	—	Match data	Jun 26, 1968	R128