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Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

6-1 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 27, 1971*
Tournament Fort Worth Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-1 6-4
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)2,1191,934
Career W-L576–147275–174
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 18 6 Roy Emerson

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 1971QF Ken Rosewall 7-5 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 26, 1971R16 Bob Lutz 6-7 6-2 6-3WMatch data
Aug 25, 1971R32 Graham Stilwell 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 28, 1971F Marty Riessen 2-6 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 1971QF Charlie Pasarell 6-7 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 26, 1971R16 Ron Holmberg 6-2 7-6WMatch data
Aug 25, 1971R32 Roger Taylor 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data