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Rod Laver def. Harold Solomon

6-1 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 27, 1973*
Tournament Lacosta Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-1 6-4
Loser Harold Solomon

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverHarold Solomon
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Sep 17, 1952
Age3420
Height175168
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0661,715
Career W-L576–147578–334
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,802,769
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 0 Harold Solomon

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1973R16 Frew Mcmillan 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1973R32 Roy Barth 6-4 6-7(9) 6-1WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 1973SF Colin Dibley 4-6 3-6LH2HMatch data

Harold Solomon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1973R16 Bob Lutz 6-1 4-6 6-4WMatch data
Jan 25, 1973R32 Jim Mcmanus 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data