Tony Roche def. Gerald Battrick

6-2 6-2 6-4

Tony Roche defeated Gerald Battrick 6-2 6-2 6-4 in the 1970 Australian Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 28, 1970*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1970
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Tony Roche	Gerald Battrick
Country	AUS	GBR
Birth date	May 17, 1945	May 27, 1947
Age	24	22
Height	178 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,039	1,630
Current career W-L	360–191	184–200
Current career earnings	$529,199	—

Pre-match H2H

Tony Roche 1 – 0 Gerald Battrick

Path

Tony Roche's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Cooper	8-6 11-9 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jan 25, 1970	R32

Tony Roche's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Taylor	7-9 5-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1970	QF

Gerald Battrick's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan Kukal	2-6 6-3 2-6 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1970	R32