Rod Laver def. Bob Howe

6-2 6-0 6-1

Rod Laver defeated Bob Howe 6-2 6-0 6-1 in the 1971 Wimbledon round of 128 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 23, 1971*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1971
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R128

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Bob Howe
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Aug 3, 1925
Age	32	45
Height	175 cm	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,210	1,396
Current career W-L	570–145	—
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 0 – 0 Bob Howe

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