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R. Taylor def. R. Laver

7-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Aug 15, 1971*
Tournament Montreal / Toronto
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner R. Taylor
Score7-6 6-1
Loser R. Laver

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. TaylorR. Laver
Country GBR AUS
Birth dateOct 14, 1941Aug 9, 1938
Age2933
Height183175
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8172,119
Career W-L369–296576–147
Career earnings—$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
R. Taylor 1 – 7 R. Laver

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Path

R. Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 13, 1971R32 R. Maud 4-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

R. Taylor's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 1971QF T. Okker 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

R. Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 13, 1971R32 Keith Carpenter 6-2 6-2W—Match data