Rod Laver def. Jan Kodes

6-4 1-6 6-4 6-0

Rod Laver defeated Jan Kodes 6-4 1-6 6-4 6-0 in the 1974 Philadelphia Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 26, 1974*
Tournament: Philadelphia Wct
Edition: 1974
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Jan Kodes
Country	AUS	CZE
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Mar 1, 1946
Age	35	27
Height	175 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,118	1,960
Current career W-L	570–145	471–276
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	$693,197

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 2 – 1 Jan Kodes

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tom Okker	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1974	QF
Ross Case	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1974	R16
Cliff Drysdale	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1974	R32
Jeff Borowiak	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1974	R64
Tito Vazquez	6-4 3-6 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jan 22, 1974	R128

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arthur Ashe	6-1 6-4 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1974	F

Jan Kodes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Eddie Dibbs	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1974	QF
Paul Gerken	6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1974	R16
Dick Stockton	4-6 7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1974	R32
Raymond Moore	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1974	R64