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Rod Laver def. Tony Roche

7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 10, 1969*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner Rod Laver
Score7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2
Loser Tony Roche

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverTony Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938May 17, 1945
Age3124
Height175178
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,2602,067
Career W-L576–147360–191
Career earnings$1,565,413$529,199
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 3 – 6 Tony Roche

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Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1969SF Arthur Ashe 8-6 6-3 14-12WH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1969QF Roy Emerson 4-6 8-6 13-11 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1969R16 Dennis Ralston 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1969R32 Jaime Fillol 8-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Jaime Pinto Bravo 6-4 7-5 6-2W—Match data
Aug 29, 1969R128 Luis Garcia 6-2 6-4 6-2W—Match data

Rod Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1969SF John Newcombe 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1969QF Earl Butch Buchholz 6-1 9-7 5-7 6-0WH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1969R16 Richard Gonzalez 6-3 10-12 7-5 6-0W—Match data
Sep 2, 1969R32 Luis Ayala 6-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1969R64 Thomaz Koch 6-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1969R128 Bob Lutz 9-11 6-4 6-4 9-7W—Match data