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Roy Emerson def. Rod Laver

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 2, 1968*
Tournament Midland Ntl
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Roy Emerson
Score6-4 6-4
Loser Rod Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoy EmersonRod Laver
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 3, 1936Aug 9, 1938
Age3130
Height183175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7001,895
Career W-L275–174576–147
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Roy Emerson 1 3 Rod Laver

Path

Roy Emerson's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Roy Emerson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 3, 1968F Richard Gonzalez 7-5 6-3LMatch data

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 2, 1968QF Fred Stolle 8-6 6-4WH2HMatch data