R16 Australian Open 1969

Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

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

Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 3-6 9-7 in the 1969 Australian Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 29, 1969*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1969
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	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Nov 3, 1936
Age	30	32
Height	175 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,901	1,806
Current career W-L	570–145	275–174
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 5 – 5 Roy Emerson

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Massimo Di Domenico	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jan 26, 1969	R32

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fred Stolle	6-4 18-16 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1969	QF

Roy Emerson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Harold Hunt	6-1 6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jan 26, 1969	R32