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Rod Laver def. Roger Taylor

5-7 8-6 6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 18, 1969*
Tournament Sydney
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score5-7 8-6 6-2 6-3
Loser Roger Taylor

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverRoger Taylor
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Oct 14, 1941
Age3027
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8961,672
Career W-L576–147369–296
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 0 Roger Taylor

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1969R16 Raymond Moore 6-3 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 1969R32 Jean Loup Rouyer 6-1 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1969SF John Newcombe 6-1 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1969R16 John Alexander 4-6 9-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 1969R32 Piero Toci 6-2 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data