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Rod Laver#8 def. Ross Case#42

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 25, 1974*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-4 6-2
Loser Ross Case

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverRoss Case
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 1, 1951
Age3522
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)842
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0761,890
Career W-L576–147294–276
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 0 Ross Case

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1974R32 Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 1974R64 Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1974R128 Tito Vazquez 6-4 3-6 6-2WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1974QF Tom Okker 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Ross Case's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1974R32 Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 1974R64 Hans Jurgen Pohmann 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 1974R128 Tom Gorman 6-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data