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Rod Laver def. Dennis Ralston

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

Match Information

Date	Jul 5, 1968*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Rod Laver
Score	4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2
Loser	Dennis Ralston

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Dennis Ralston
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Jul 27, 1942
Age	29	25
Height	175	188
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,877	1,700
Career W-L	576–147	157–136
Career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 1 – 0 Dennis Ralston

Path

Rod Laver's path

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

Rod Laver's next match

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

Dennis Ralston's path

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