SF South African Open 1972

Cliff Richey def. Andres Gimeno

3-6 6-1 5-7 6-3 6-3

Cliff Richey defeated Andres Gimeno 3-6 6-1 5-7 6-3 6-3 in the 1972 South African Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 13, 1972*
Tournament: South African Open
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Cliff Richey	Andres Gimeno
Country	USA	ESP
Birth date	Dec 31, 1946	Aug 3, 1937
Age	25	34
Height	175 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,967	1,938
Current career W-L	485–222	247–132
Current career earnings	$7,500	$2,500

Pre-match H2H

Cliff Richey 1 – 1 Andres Gimeno

Path

Cliff Richey's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martin Mulligan	3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Apr 13, 1972	QF
Frew Mcmillan	6-1 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1972	R16
Jim Ward	6-1 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1972	R32
Derek Schroder	6-2 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1972	R64

Cliff Richey's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Manuel Orantes	6-4 7-5 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 14, 1972	F

Andres Gimeno's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Hewitt	6-3 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 13, 1972	QF
Patrice Dominguez	6-3 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1972	R16
Hank Irvine	6-2 6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data	Apr 11, 1972	R32
Julian Krinsky	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	Apr 10, 1972	R64