As the grass-court season made its way to the United Kingdom with an event in Eastbourne, Margaret Court won her second straight tournament, while the men’s event resulted in another first-time winner in Rod Laver. Both champions needed three sets to win their quarterfinal and semifinal matches before taking the title in straight sets.
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Men’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Yannick Noah, Andy Murray, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Stan Wawrinka
Quarterfinals:
Stefan Edberg defeated Roger Federer 7-5, 7-5
Rod Laver defeated Boris Becker 5-7, 7-5, 7-2
Bjorn Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3, 7-5
Ken Rosewall defeated Andre Agassi 7-6, 6-1
Semifinals:
Laver defeated Edberg 6-7, 6-3, 6-4
Rosewall defeated Borg 7-6, 1-6, 6-4
Final:
Laver defeated Rosewall 7-6, 7-6
Women’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tracy Austin, Victoria Azarenka, Mary Pierce
Quarterfinals:
Serena Williams defeated Petra Kvitova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Justine Henin defeated Lindsay Davenport 7-5, 6-4
Margaret Court defeated Amelie Mauresmo 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
Chris Evert defeated Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-5
Semifinals:
Henin defeated Williams 6-4, 6-3
Court defeated Evert 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Final:
Court defeated Henin 6-3, 6-3
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