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Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

6-7 6-4 6-0

Match Information

Date Oct 1, 1971*
Tournament Berkeley
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-7 6-4 6-0
Loser Roy Emerson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverRoy Emerson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 3, 1936
Age3334
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1781,935
Career W-L576–147275–174
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 19 6 Roy Emerson

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 30, 1971R32 Alejandro Olmedo 6-4 6-1WMatch data
Sep 29, 1971R64 Frew Mcmillan 6-2 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 2, 1971QF Bob Lutz 7-6 2-6 6-4WMatch data

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 30, 1971R32 Haroon Rahim 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 29, 1971R64 Ray Keldie 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data