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Tom Okker def. Roger Taylor

6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 10, 1971*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Tom Okker
Score6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3
Loser Roger Taylor

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldTom OkkerRoger Taylor
Country NED GBR
Birth dateFeb 22, 1944Oct 14, 1941
Age2729
Height177183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0681,848
Career W-L672–279369–296
Career earnings$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H
Tom Okker 12 4 Roger Taylor

Path

Tom Okker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1971R32 Toshiro Sakai 6-1 6-1 6-1WMatch data
Sep 5, 1971R64 Phil Dent 6-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1971R128 Ove Bengtson 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-7 6-1WH2HMatch data

Tom Okker's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 12, 1971QF Clark Graebner 6-2 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1971R32 Colin Dibley 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1971R64 Tito Vazquez 6-2 6-1 6-1WMatch data
Sep 3, 1971R128 Terry Addison 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data