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Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

6-2 6-4 3-6 9-7

Match Information

Date Jan 29, 1969*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-2 6-4 3-6 9-7
Loser Roy Emerson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverRoy Emerson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 3, 1936
Age3032
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9041,808
Career W-L576–147275–174
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 5 5 Roy Emerson

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1969R32 Massimo Di Domenico 6-2 6-2 6-3WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 31, 1969QF Fred Stolle 6-4 18-16 6-4WH2HMatch data

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 1969R32 Harold Hunt 6-1 6-3 6-3WMatch data