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Bob Hewitt def. John Paish

2-6 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date	Nov 23, 1971*
Tournament	London 3
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	Bob Hewitt
Score	2-6 6-4 6-3
Loser	John Paish

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Bob Hewitt	John Paish
Country	RSA	GBR
Birth date	Jan 12, 1940	Mar 23, 1940
Age	31	31
Height	190	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,833	1,531
Career W-L	285–178	43–68
Career earnings	$613,837	—

Pre-match H2H

Bob Hewitt 0 – 0 John Paish

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 23, 1971	QF	Stanley Matthews	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Bob Hewitt's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 24, 1971	F	Gerald Battrick	6-0 1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

John Paish's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 23, 1971	QF	Ion Tiriac	2-6 2-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data