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Rod Laver def. John Cooper

10-8 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Mar 21, 1970*
Tournament Sydney
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score10-8 6-3 6-2
Loser John Cooper

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverJohn Cooper
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 4, 1946
Age3123
Height175
HandednessLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0991,587
Career W-L576–147
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 0 John Cooper

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1970R16 Ion Tiriac 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 21, 1970SF Roger Taylor 6-4 12-14 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Cooper's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1970R16 Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4WMatch data
Mar 19, 1970R32 Fred Stolle 6-4 3-6 6-3 1-6 6-2WMatch data