Rod Laver def. Roger Taylor

6-1 3-6 6-2

Rod Laver defeated Roger Taylor 6-1 3-6 6-2 in the 1971 Bristol round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 11, 1971*
Tournament: Bristol
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Roger Taylor
Country	AUS	GBR
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Oct 14, 1941
Age	32	29
Height	175 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,223	1,872
Current career W-L	570–145	369–297
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	—

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 6 – 1 Roger Taylor

Path

Rod Laver's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fred Stolle	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1971	R32

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marty Riessen	4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1971	QF

Roger Taylor's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Allan Stone	1-6 7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1971	R32