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Ken Rosewall def. Ismail El Shafei

6-0 6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date Mar 16, 1971*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score6-0 6-2 7-6
Loser Ismail El Shafei

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallIsmail El Shafei
Country AUS EGY
Birth dateNov 2, 1934Nov 15, 1947
Age3623
Height170
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0451,637
Career W-L541–195
Career earnings$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 1 0 Ismail El Shafei

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 13, 1971R32 Bob Carmichael 7-5 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 18, 1971QF Roy Emerson 6-4 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ismail El Shafei's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 13, 1971R32 Dick Crealy 6-4 7-5 6-1WMatch data