R16 Miami Open 1973

Rod Laver def. Nikola Pilic

7-6(4) 6-3

Rod Laver defeated Nikola Pilic 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 1973 Miami Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 19, 1973*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 1973
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	Nikola Pilic
Country	AUS	CRO
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Aug 27, 1939
Age	34	33
Height	175 cm	191 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,022	1,896
Current career W-L	570–145	301–249
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 5 – 2 Nikola Pilic

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
J. Mandarino	6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1973	R32

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roy Emerson	1-6 6-3 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 1973	QF

Nikola Pilic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Gottfried	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1973	R32