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Cliff Drysdale def. Rod Laver

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

Match Information

Date Apr 10, 1971*
Tournament Miami Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Cliff Drysdale
Score6-2 6-4 3-6 6-4
Loser Rod Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleRod Laver
Country RSA AUS
Birth dateMay 26, 1941Aug 9, 1938
Age2932
Height188175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9722,300
Career W-L402–253576–147
Career earnings—$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Cliff Drysdale 2 – 6 Rod Laver

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Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 9, 1971SF Tony Roche 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Apr 9, 1971QF Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 8, 1971R16 Bill Bowrey 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 7, 1971R32 Owen Davidson 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data

Cliff Drysdale's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 9, 1971SF Roy Emerson 2-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Apr 9, 1971QF Tom Okker 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Apr 8, 1971R16 Dick Crealy 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 7, 1971R32 Robert Maud 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data