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Rod Laver def. Tony Roche

6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date Mar 27, 1971*
Tournament London
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-3 7-5
Loser Tony Roche

No match stats are 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)2,2782,014
Career W-L576–147360–191
Career earnings$1,565,413$529,199
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 8 8 Tony Roche

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1971QF John Newcombe 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1971R16 Owen Davidson 7-6 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 28, 1971F Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1971QF Roger Taylor 2-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1971R16 Cliff Drysdale 7-6 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data