Jan Kodes def. Roger Taylor

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

Jan Kodes defeated Roger Taylor 8-9 9-7 5-7 6-4 7-5 in the 1973 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 8, 1973*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1973
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Jan Kodes	Roger Taylor
Country	CZE	GBR
Birth date	Mar 1, 1946	Oct 14, 1941
Age	27	31
Height	175 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,005	2,003
Current career W-L	471–276	369–297
Current career earnings	$693,197	—

Pre-match H2H

Jan Kodes 1 – 1 Roger Taylor

Path

Jan Kodes's path

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

Jan Kodes's next match

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

Roger Taylor's path

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