Roger Taylor def. Rod Laver

7-6 6-1

Roger Taylor defeated Rod Laver 7-6 6-1 in the 1971 Canadian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 15, 1971*
Tournament: Canadian Open
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Roger Taylor	Rod Laver
Country	GBR	AUS
Birth date	Oct 14, 1941	Aug 9, 1938
Age	29	33
Height	183 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,832	2,122
Current career W-L	369–297	570–145
Current career earnings	—	$1,565,413

Pre-match H2H

Roger Taylor 1 – 7 Rod Laver

Path

Roger Taylor's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Robert Maud	4-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1971	R32

Roger Taylor's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tom Okker	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1971	QF

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Keith Carpenter	6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data	Aug 13, 1971	R32