Tony Roche def. Roger Taylor

6-3 14-12 6-4

Tony Roche defeated Roger Taylor 6-3 14-12 6-4 in the 1969 Hobart semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 4, 1969*
Tournament: Hobart
Edition: 1969
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Tony Roche	Roger Taylor
Country	AUS	GBR
Birth date	May 17, 1945	Oct 14, 1941
Age	23	27
Height	178 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,852	1,639
Current career W-L	360–191	369–297
Current career earnings	$529,199	—

Pre-match H2H

Tony Roche 7 – 2 Roger Taylor

Path

Tony Roche's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Frank Sedgman	6-4 8-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1969	QF
Jean Loup Rouyer	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 3, 1969	R16
Kevin Keele	6-2 6-0	W	—	Match data	Jan 2, 1969	R32

Tony Roche's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fred Stolle	3-6 6-0 4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 5, 1969	F

Roger Taylor's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bill Bowrey	3-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1969	QF
Geoff Masters	4-6 6-4 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 3, 1969	R16
Jeff Twist	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 1969	R32
William Durham	6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jan 1, 1969	R64