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Rod Laver def. Mark Cox

9-7 5-7 6-2 6-0

Match Information

Date Jul 3, 1968*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Rod Laver
Score9-7 5-7 6-2 6-0
Loser Mark Cox

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverMark Cox
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jul 5, 1943
Age2924
Height175185
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8641,692
Career W-L576–147408–274
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 1 0 Mark Cox

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1968R32 Marty Riessen 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1968R64 Stan Smith 6-3 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Jun 26, 1968R128 Gene Scott 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 5, 1968QF Dennis Ralston 4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Mark Cox's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1968R32 Daniel Contet 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1968R64 Herb Fitzgibbon 4-6 6-3 7-9 9-7 12-10WH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1968R128 Gordon Forbes 7-9 8-6 6-3 6-4WMatch data