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Tony Roche def. Cliff Drysdale

6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Oct 17, 1968*
Tournament Cape Town Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Tony Roche
Score6-2 6-1
Loser Cliff Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldTony RocheCliff Drysdale
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateMay 17, 1945May 26, 1941
Age2327
Height178188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7551,717
Career W-L360–191402–253
Career earnings$529,199
Pre-match H2H
Tony Roche 3 6 Cliff Drysdale

Path

Tony Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 16, 1968SF Earl Butch Buchholz 9-7WH2HMatch data
Oct 16, 1968QF Raymond Moore 11-9 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Tony Roche's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 16, 1968SF Pierre Barthes 8-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 16, 1968QF Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data