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Rod Laver def. Gerald Battrick

6-3 3-6 6-2

Match Information

Date Mar 31, 1973*
Tournament St. Louis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-3 3-6 6-2
Loser Gerald Battrick

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverGerald Battrick
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateAug 9, 1938May 27, 1947
Age3425
Height175178
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1521,649
Career W-L576–147186–200
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 1 0 Gerald Battrick

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1973R16 Roy Barth 6-2 7-6(0)WH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1973R32 Onny Parun 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1973SF Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Gerald Battrick's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1973R16 Ove Bengtson 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1973R32 Dick Stockton 7-5 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data