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Rod Laver def. Tony Roche

7-5 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 11, 1969*
Tournament Philadelphia Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Rod Laver
Score7-5 6-4 6-4
Loser Tony Roche

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverTony Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938May 17, 1945
Age3023
Height175178
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9922,008
Career W-L576–147360–191
Career earnings$1,565,413$529,199
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 2 – 3 Tony Roche

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Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 1969SF Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 1969QF Charlie Pasarell 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 9, 1969R16 Earl Butch Buchholz 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
Feb 8, 1969R32 Pierre Barthes 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 1969SF Tom Okker 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 1969QF Richard Gonzalez 6-3 6-3W—Match data
Feb 9, 1969R16 Marty Riessen 9-8 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 8, 1969R32 Pancho Segura 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data