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Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Jul 22, 1968*
Tournament Los Angeles Ntl
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Rod Laver
Score7-5 6-2
Loser Roy Emerson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverRoy Emerson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 3, 1936
Age2931
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9451,713
Career W-L576–147275–174
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 2 1 Roy Emerson

Path

Rod Laver's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 23, 1968F Richard Gonzalez 1-6 6-3 6-4LMatch data

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 22, 1968QF Pancho Segura 9-7 6-1WH2HMatch data