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Cliff Drysdale def. Manuel Orantes

6-4 7-5 1-6 6-4

Match Information

Date May 24, 1969*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Cliff Drysdale
Score6-4 7-5 1-6 6-4
Loser Manuel Orantes

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleManuel Orantes
Country RSA ESP
Birth dateMay 26, 1941Feb 6, 1949
Age2720
Height188178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,7421,800
Career W-L402–253696–286
Career earnings—$1,398,303
Pre-match H2H
Cliff Drysdale 0 – 0 Manuel Orantes

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Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 23, 1969R64 Bob Giltinan 2-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Cliff Drysdale's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1969R16 Vladimir Korotkov 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

Manuel Orantes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 23, 1969R64 Adriano Panatta 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data