SF Southampton 1968

Gene Scott def. Bob Hewitt

6-1 7-5

Gene Scott defeated Bob Hewitt 6-1 7-5 in the 1968 Southampton semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldGene ScottBob Hewitt
Country USA RSA
Birth dateDec 28, 1937Jan 12, 1940
Age3028
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5941,742
Current career W-L47–47285–177
Current career earnings$613,837
Pre-match H2H

Path

Gene Scott's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Brown 1-6 6-3 6-4WMatch dataAug 10, 1968QF
Chum Steele Iii 6-8 10-8 6-2WMatch dataAug 9, 1968R16
Jasjit Singh 5-7 6-3 7-5WMatch dataAug 8, 1968R32
Alex Coxe 6-1 6-3WMatch dataAug 7, 1968R64

Gene Scott's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ron Holmberg 4-6 6-1 3-6 11-13LMatch dataAug 11, 1968F

Bob Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dick Dell 6-1 6-2WMatch dataAug 10, 1968QF
Peter Curtis 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 9, 1968R16
Gerry Perry 4-6 6-2 7-5WMatch dataAug 8, 1968R32
Ian Hewitt 6-2 6-2WMatch dataAug 7, 1968R64