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Jan Kodes def. Roger Taylor

8-9 9-7 5-7 6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jul 8, 1973*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Jan Kodes
Score	8-9 9-7 5-7 6-4 7-5
Loser	Roger Taylor

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Jan Kodes	Roger Taylor
Country	CZE	GBR
Birth date	Mar 1, 1946	Oct 14, 1941
Age	27	31
Height	175	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,998	2,004
Career W-L	465–274	369–296
Career earnings	$693,197	—

Pre-match H2H

Jan Kodes 1 – 1 Roger Taylor

Path

Jan Kodes's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 6, 1973	QF	Vijay Amritraj	6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 1973	R16	Jaidip Mukerjea	6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 1, 1973	R32	John Yuill	6-1 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 1973	R64	Pietro Marzano	6-0 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1973	R128	Kenichi Hirai	4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Jan Kodes's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 9, 1973	F	Alex Metreveli	6-1 9-8 6-3	W	—	Match data

Roger Taylor's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 6, 1973	QF	Bjorn Borg	6-1 6-8 3-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 1973	R16	Bob Mckinley	6-1 7-5 6-8 7-5	W	—	Match data
Jul 1, 1973	R32	Jiri Hrebec	6-1 5-7 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 1973	R64	Harald Elschenbroich	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1973	R128	Jean Louis Haillet	6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data