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Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

6-3 3-6 6-2 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date May 18, 1970*
Tournament Las Vegas
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-3 3-6 6-2 3-6 6-3
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
Age3133
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1351,896
Career W-L576–147275–174
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 10 6 Roy Emerson

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 18, 1970QF Fred Stolle 1-6 8-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 17, 1970R16 Raymond Moore 4-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 19, 1970F Richard Gonzalez 6-1 7-5 5-7 6-3LMatch data

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 18, 1970QF John Newcombe 1-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 17, 1970R16 Ron Holmberg 8-6 4-6 6-3WMatch data