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Roy Emerson def. Nikola Pilic

2-6 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date May 6, 1971*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Roy Emerson
Score2-6 6-4 6-3
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoy EmersonNikola Pilic
Country AUS CRO
Birth dateNov 3, 1936Aug 27, 1939
Age3431
Height183191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8891,849
Career W-L275–174301–248
Pre-match H2H
Roy Emerson 2 1 Nikola Pilic

Path

Roy Emerson's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Roy Emerson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 8, 1971R16 Dennis Ralston 6-4 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 5, 1971R64 Ray Ruffels 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data