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Roy Emerson def. Rod Laver

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Apr 15, 1968*
Tournament Hollywood Ntl
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner Roy Emerson
Score6-4 6-1
Loser Rod Laver

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoy EmersonRod Laver
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 3, 1936Aug 9, 1938
Age3129
Height183175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,5771,558
Career W-L275–174576–147
Career earnings—$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Roy Emerson 0 – 0 Rod Laver

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Path

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 15, 1968QF John Hammill 6-3 6-1W—Match data

Roy Emerson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 16, 1968F Ken Rosewall 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 15, 1968QF Crawford Henry 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data