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Rod Laver def. Roger Taylor

6-4 12-14 6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Mar 21, 1970*
Tournament Sydney
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundSF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-4 12-14 6-2 6-2
Loser Roger Taylor

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverRoger Taylor
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Oct 14, 1941
Age3128
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1021,938
Career W-L576–147369–296
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 2 0 Roger Taylor

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 21, 1970QF John Cooper 10-8 6-3 6-2WMatch data
Mar 20, 1970R16 Ion Tiriac 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 22, 1970F Ken Rosewall 3-6 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 21, 1970QF Arthur Ashe 6-3 8-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1970R16 Tom Okker 6-0 6-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 19, 1970R32 Colin Dibley 6-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data