SF Las Vegas 1970

Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

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

Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 6-3 3-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the 1970 Las Vegas semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
May 18, 1970*
Tournament
Las Vegas
Edition
1970
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Round
SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverRoy Emerson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 3, 1936
Age3133
Height175 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1341,895
Current career W-L570–145275–174
Current career earnings$1,565,413—
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 10 – 6 Roy Emerson

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Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fred Stolle 1-6 8-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 1970QF
Raymond Moore 4-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 1970R16

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gonzalez 1-6 5-7 7-5 3-6L—Match dataMay 19, 1970F

Roy Emerson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Newcombe 1-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 1970QF
Ron Holmberg 8-6 4-6 6-3W—Match dataMay 17, 1970R16