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Roy Emerson def. Rod Laver

9-7 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Nov 17, 1968*
Tournament Buenos Aires
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Roy Emerson
Score9-7 6-4 6-4
Loser Rod Laver

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoy EmersonRod Laver
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 3, 1936Aug 9, 1938
Age3230
Height183175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,7581,898
Career W-L275–174576–147
Career earnings—$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Roy Emerson 3 – 5 Rod Laver

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Path

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 16, 1968SF Andres Gimeno 6-4 8-10 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 16, 1968QF Jan Kodes 11-9 9-11 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 15, 1968R16 Tom Edlefsen 6-0 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 14, 1968R32 Oscar Valdivieso 6-2 6-3 6-1W—Match data

Roy Emerson's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 16, 1968SF Thomaz Koch 6-2 8-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 16, 1968QF Herb Fitzgibbon 6-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 15, 1968R16 Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-3 3-6 6-0 6-4W—Match data
Nov 14, 1968R32 Juan Carlos Martinez 6-0 6-2 6-3W—Match data