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Rod Laver def. Tony Roche

6-3 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Jul 8, 1968*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner Rod Laver
Score6-3 6-4 6-2
Loser Tony Roche

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverTony Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938May 17, 1945
Age2923
Height175178
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9111,684
Career W-L576–147360–191
Career earnings$1,565,413$529,199
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 0 – 0 Tony Roche

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Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 7, 1968SF Arthur Ashe 7-5 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 5, 1968QF Dennis Ralston 4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jul 3, 1968R16 Mark Cox 9-7 5-7 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1968R32 Marty Riessen 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1968R64 Stan Smith 6-3 6-4 6-4W—Match data
Jun 26, 1968R128 Gene Scott 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 7, 1968SF Clark Graebner 9-7 8-10 6-4 8-6WH2HMatch data
Jul 5, 1968QF Earl Butch Buchholz 3-6 7-5 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 3, 1968R16 Ken Rosewall 9-7 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1968R32 Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1968R64 Jim Osborne 6-4 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1968R128 Ray Keldie 6-3 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data