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Roy Emerson def. Ion Tiriac

5-7 6-1 6-2 6-0

Match Information

Date Jun 28, 1968*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner Roy Emerson
Score5-7 6-1 6-2 6-0
Loser Ion Tiriac

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoy EmersonIon Tiriac
Country AUS ROU
Birth dateNov 3, 1936May 9, 1939
Age3129
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7041,845
Career W-L275–174228–190
Pre-match H2H
Roy Emerson 0 0 Ion Tiriac

Path

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1968R128 Ron Holmberg 6-2 6-2 6-4WMatch data

Roy Emerson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1968R32 Alejandro Olmedo 7-5 6-1 6-1WMatch data

Ion Tiriac's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1968R128 Richard Russell 7-5 6-2 8-6WH2HMatch data