Rod Laver def. Richard Gonzalez

7-5 5-7 6-4

Rod Laver defeated Richard Gonzalez 7-5 5-7 6-4 in the 1968 Sao Paulo Ntl 1 final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverRichard Gonzalez
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938
Age29
Height175 cm
HandednessLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5311,529
Current career W-L570–145
Current career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 0 Richard Gonzalez

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fred Stolle 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 1968RR
Andres Gimeno 11-9 2-6 8-6WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 1968RR

Rod Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Richard Gonzalez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fred Stolle 6-3 5-7 6-3WMatch dataMar 18, 1968RR
Andres Gimeno 1-6 6-2 8-6WMatch dataMar 18, 1968RR