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Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

5-7 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 18, 1969*
Tournament Hollywood
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Rod Laver
Score5-7 6-3 6-4
Loser Roy Emerson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverRoy Emerson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 3, 1936
Age3032
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0171,784
Career W-L576–147275–174
Career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 6 5 Roy Emerson

Path

Rod Laver's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 18, 1969SF Tom Okker (w/o)WH2HMatch data

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 17, 1969R16 Marty Riessen 6-1 5-7 6-0WH2HMatch data