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R. Laver def. R. Emerson

4-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Feb 6, 1970*
Tournament	Philadelphia Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	R. Laver
Score	4-6 6-3 6-4
Loser	R. Emerson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	R. Emerson
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Nov 3, 1936
Age	31	33
Height	175	183
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,163	1,868
Career W-L	576–147	275–174
Career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 9 – 6 R. Emerson

Path

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 5, 1970	R32	G. Stilwell	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

R. Laver's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 7, 1970	QF	I. Nastase	4-6 6-2 8-6	W	H2H	Match data

R. Emerson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 5, 1970	R32	J. Fillol	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data