Cliff Drysdale def. Byron Bertram

6-3 6-7 3-6 6-3 6-1

Cliff Drysdale defeated Byron Bertram 6-3 6-7 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the 1971 South African Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 8, 1971*
Tournament: South African Open
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R32

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Cliff Drysdale	Byron Bertram
Country	RSA	RSA
Birth date	May 26, 1941	Oct 29, 1952
Age	29	18
Height	188 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,955	1,556
Current career W-L	397–251	115–139

Pre-match H2H

Cliff Drysdale 0 – 0 Byron Bertram

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Piet Snyman	6-3 6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data	Apr 7, 1971	R64

Cliff Drysdale's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ray Ruffels	7-6 1-6 6-4 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 1971	R16

Byron Bertram's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Abe Segal	4-6 6-4 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 1971	R64