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Cliff Drysdale def. John Newcombe

6-3 1-6 5-7 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 13, 1971*
Tournament Boston Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Cliff Drysdale
Score6-3 1-6 5-7 6-4 6-4
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleJohn Newcombe
Country RSA AUS
Birth dateMay 26, 1941May 23, 1944
Age3027
Height188183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1052,172
Career W-L402–253556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Cliff Drysdale 3 9 John Newcombe

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 13, 1971QF Tom Okker 6-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1971R16 Roger Taylor 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 11, 1971R32 Ray Ruffels 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data

Cliff Drysdale's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 14, 1971F Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-3 6-0LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 13, 1971QF John Alexander 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1971R16 Phil Dent 4-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 11, 1971R32 Frew Mcmillan 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data