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Rod Laver def. Bob Hewitt

6-2 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Apr 9, 1969*
Tournament Johannesburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-2 6-4 6-2
Loser Bob Hewitt

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverBob Hewitt
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jan 12, 1940
Age3029
Height175190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0041,863
Career W-L576–147285–178
Career earnings$1,565,413$613,837
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 0 Bob Hewitt

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 8, 1969R16 Frew Mcmillan 6-2 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 7, 1969R32 Alfred Schwartz 6-0 6-3 3-6 6-1WMatch data
Apr 6, 1969R64 Rauty Krog 7-5 6-3 6-4WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 9, 1969SF Cliff Drysdale 6-1 1-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 8, 1969R16 Andres Gimeno 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 7, 1969R32 Peter Mors 6-4 6-4 6-1WMatch data
Apr 6, 1969R64 Peter Tudhope 6-3 6-2 6-2WMatch data