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Rod Laver def. Bob Lutz

3-6 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 11, 1972*
Tournament Richmond Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score3-6 6-4 6-4
Loser Bob Lutz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverBob Lutz
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Aug 29, 1947
Age3324
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1631,985
Career W-L576–147
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 6 2 Bob Lutz

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 1972R16 Nikola Pilic 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 9, 1972R32 Roy Barth 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 11, 1972SF Arthur Ashe 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data

Bob Lutz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 1972R16 Graham Stilwell 6-2 6-1WMatch data
Feb 9, 1972R32 Tom Leonard 6-3 6-4WMatch data