Rod Laver def. Brian Fairlie

6-3 6-2

Rod Laver defeated Brian Fairlie 6-3 6-2 in the 1971 Philadelphia Wct quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverBrian Fairlie
Country AUS NZL
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jun 13, 1948
Age3222
Height175 cm173 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2211,848
Current career W-L570–145233–220
Current career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Alexander 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1971R16
Ray Ruffels 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1971R32

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe 6-3 7-6(1) 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 1971SF

Brian Fairlie's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andres Gimeno 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1971R16
Mark Cox 7-6(5) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1971R32