Bob Hewitt def. Hank Irvine

6-2 6-4

Bob Hewitt defeated Hank Irvine 6-2 6-4 in the 1971 Durban round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 2, 1971*
Tournament: Durban
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Bob Hewitt	Hank Irvine
Country	RSA	ZIM
Birth date	Jan 12, 1940	Sep 1, 1943
Age	31	27
Height	190 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,822	1,464
Current career W-L	285–177	—
Current career earnings	$613,837	—

Pre-match H2H

Bob Hewitt 0 – 0 Hank Irvine

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sidney Gordon	6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data	Apr 1, 1971	R32
Rayno Seegers	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 31, 1971	R64

Bob Hewitt's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicola Pietrangeli	6-1 6-1 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 1971	QF

Hank Irvine's path

No prior matches in this tournament.