Rod Laver def. Tony Roche

6-3 7-5

Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche 6-3 7-5 in the 1971 London semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverTony Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938May 17, 1945
Age3225
Height175178
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2812,018
Career W-L576–147360–191
Career earnings$1,565,413$529,199
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Newcombe 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 27, 1971QF
Owen Davidson 7-6 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 26, 1971R16

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 28, 1971F

Tony Roche's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Taylor 2-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 27, 1971QF
Cliff Drysdale 7-6 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 26, 1971R16