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Rod Laver def. Mark Cox

6-4 6-1 6-0

Match Information

Date Apr 27, 1968*
Tournament Bournemouth
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-4 6-1 6-0
Loser Mark Cox

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverMark Cox
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jul 5, 1943
Age2924
Height175185
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6301,684
Career W-L576–147408–274
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 0 Mark Cox

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 1968QF Robert Wilson 6-2 8-6 6-2WMatch data
Apr 26, 1968R16 John Barrett 8-6 6-2 6-0WMatch data
Apr 25, 1968R32 Rauty Krog 6-1 6-2 6-2WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 1968F Ken Rosewall 6-3 2-6 0-6 3-6LH2HMatch data

Mark Cox's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 1968QF Roy Emerson 6-0 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 1968R16 Richard Gonzalez 0-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-3WMatch data
Apr 25, 1968R32 Mel Baleson 6-2 6-1 8-6WMatch data