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Rod Laver def. Tony Roche

6-3 8-6 6-2

Match Information

Date Feb 8, 1970*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-3 8-6 6-2
Loser Tony Roche

No match stats are available for this match.

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)2,1812,059
Career W-L576–147360–191
Career earnings$1,565,413$529,199
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 5 – 6 Tony Roche

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Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1970SF Dennis Ralston 8-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1970QF Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-2 8-6WH2HMatch data
Feb 6, 1970R16 Roy Emerson 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 5, 1970R32 Graham Stilwell 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1970SF John Newcombe 6-0 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1970QF Cliff Richey 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 6, 1970R16 Stan Smith 6-3 6-2W—Match data
Feb 5, 1970R32 Richard Russell 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data