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Ken Rosewall def. Roy Emerson

6-4 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Mar 18, 1971*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score6-4 6-4 6-3
Loser Roy Emerson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallRoy Emerson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 2, 1934Nov 3, 1936
Age3634
Height170183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0491,960
Career W-L541–195275–174
Career earnings$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 5 6 Roy Emerson

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1971R16 Ismail El Shafei 6-0 6-2 7-6WMatch data
Mar 13, 1971R32 Bob Carmichael 7-5 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1971SF Tom Okker 6-2 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1971R16 Dennis Ralston 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 13, 1971R32 Owen Davidson 7-5 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data