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Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

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

Match Information

Date	Sep 7, 1969*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Rod Laver
Score	4-6 8-6 13-11 6-4
Loser	Roy Emerson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Nov 3, 1936
Age	31	32
Height	175	183
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,245	1,956
Career W-L	576–147	275–174
Career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 8 – 6 Roy Emerson

Path

Rod Laver's path

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

Rod Laver's next match

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

Roy Emerson's path

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