R16 South Orange 1970

Rod Laver def. Richard Russell

7-6 6-3

Rod Laver defeated Richard Russell 7-6 6-3 in the 1970 South Orange round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 5, 1970*
Tournament: South Orange
Edition: 1970
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Richard Russell
Country	AUS	JAM
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Sep 8, 1945
Age	32	24
Height	175 cm	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,206	1,433
Current career W-L	570–145	56–100
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 0 – 0 Richard Russell

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Premjit Lall	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1970	R32

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Onny Parun	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1970	QF

Richard Russell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Butch Seewagen	6-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1970	R32