Rod Laver def. Bob Hewitt

6-2 6-4 6-2

Rod Laver defeated Bob Hewitt 6-2 6-4 6-2 in the 1969 South African Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverBob Hewitt
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jan 12, 1940
Age3029
Height175 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9971,862
Current career W-L570–145285–177
Current career earnings$1,565,413$613,837
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Frew Mcmillan 6-2 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 8, 1969R16
Alfred Schwartz 6-0 6-3 3-6 6-1WMatch dataApr 7, 1969R32
Rauty Krog 7-5 6-3 6-4WMatch dataApr 6, 1969R64

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cliff Drysdale 6-1 1-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1969SF

Bob Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andres Gimeno 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 8, 1969R16
Peter Mors 6-4 6-4 6-1WMatch dataApr 7, 1969R32
Peter Tudhope 6-3 6-2 6-2WMatch dataApr 6, 1969R64