Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

4-6 8-6 13-11 6-4

Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 4-6 8-6 13-11 6-4 in the 1969 US Open quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 7, 1969*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1969
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Nov 3, 1936
Age	31	32
Height	175 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,245	1,957
Current career W-L	570–145	275–174
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 8 – 6 Roy Emerson

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dennis Ralston	6-4 4-6 4-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1969	R16
Jaime Fillol	8-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1969	R32
Jaime Pinto Bravo	6-4 7-5 6-2	W	—	Match data	Aug 31, 1969	R64
Luis Garcia	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Aug 29, 1969	R128

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arthur Ashe	8-6 6-3 14-12	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1969	SF

Roy Emerson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roy Barth	6-3 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1969	R16
Bill Bowrey	6-3 9-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1969	R32
Manuel Orantes	6-1 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1969	R64
Zeljko Franulovic	6-2 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 1969	R128