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Bob Hewitt def. Jimmy Connors

4-6 7-5 6-1

Match Information

Date May 18, 1972*
Tournament Bournemouth
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Bob Hewitt
Score4-6 7-5 6-1
Loser Jimmy Connors

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBob HewittJimmy Connors
Country RSA USA
Birth dateJan 12, 1940Sep 2, 1952
Age3219
Height190177
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8381,865
Career W-L285–1781,262–294
Career earnings$613,837$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
Bob Hewitt 0 0 Jimmy Connors

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 17, 1972R16 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 16, 1972R32 Terry Ryan 6-1 6-1 6-1WMatch data

Bob Hewitt's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 18, 1972SF Ilie Nastase 6-4 9-8WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 17, 1972R16 Nicola Spear 6-3 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 16, 1972R32 Stephen Warboys 4-6 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch data