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Rod Laver def. John Newcombe

6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 2, 1971*
Tournament Hilton Head
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-2 6-4
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938May 23, 1944
Age3327
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1582,198
Career W-L576–147556–224
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 11 2 John Newcombe

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1971SF Tom Okker 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1971SF Arthur Ashe 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data