Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

6-3 5-6 6-3 3-6 6-3

Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 6-3 5-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1971 Champions Classic round robin on carpet courts on March 19, 1971.

Match Information

Date: Mar 19, 1971
Tournament: Champions Classic
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: RR

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Nov 3, 1936
Age	32	34
Height	175 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,223	1,965
Current career W-L	570–145	275–174
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 14 – 6 Roy Emerson

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