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Ken Rosewall def. Cliff Richey

6-8 5-7 6-4 9-7 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jul 2, 1971*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Ken Rosewall
Score	6-8 5-7 6-4 9-7 7-5
Loser	Cliff Richey

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Ken Rosewall	Cliff Richey
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Nov 2, 1934	Dec 31, 1946
Age	36	24
Height	170	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,057	2,002
Career W-L	541–195	488–224
Career earnings	$1,602,700	$7,500

Pre-match H2H

Ken Rosewall 1 – 1 Cliff Richey

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1971	R16	Fred Stolle	6-4 7-5 7-9 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1971	R32	Jaime Fillol	6-3 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1971	R64	Bob Carmichael	9-7 2-6 6-4 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1971	R128	Patrick Hombergen	6-3 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Ken Rosewall's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 1971	SF	John Newcombe	6-1 6-1 6-3	L	H2H	Match data

Cliff Richey's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1971	R16	Jeff Borowiak	6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1971	R32	Adriano Panatta	6-2 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1971	R64	Roger Taylor	6-2 3-6 2-6 6-4 11-9	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1971	R128	Dick Crealy	6-3 9-7 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data