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R. Laver #4 def. B. Gottfried #29

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 8, 1975*
Tournament St. Petersburg Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner R. Laver
Score6-3 6-4
Loser B. Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. LaverB. Gottfried
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jan 27, 1952
Age3623
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)429
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1302,029
Career W-L576–147695–322
Career earnings$1,565,413$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
R. Laver 0 0 B. Gottfried

Path

R. Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1975R16 Ismail El Shafei 7-6(5) 6-2WMatch data
Feb 6, 1975R32 J. McManus 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

R. Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 8, 1975SF R. Ramirez 6-3 3-6 3-6LH2HMatch data

B. Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1975R16 I. Molina 4-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 6, 1975R32 Teimuraz Kakulia 6-3 6-1WMatch data