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Rod Laver def. Pekka Saila

6-1 6-1

Match Information

Date Nov 5, 1971*
Tournament Stockholm Open
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-1 6-1
Loser Pekka Saila

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverPekka Saila
Country AUS FIN
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Dec 20, 1941
Age3329
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1721,535
Career W-L576–1474–10
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 0 Pekka Saila

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 1971R32 Robert Maud 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 6, 1971QF Jan Kodes 6-4 4-6 6-7LH2HMatch data

Pekka Saila's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 1971R32 Tom Gorman 1-6 7-6 7-5WH2HMatch data