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C. Drysdale def. A. Gimeno

6-3 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	May 8, 1971*
Tournament	Rome
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	C. Drysdale
Score	6-3 3-6 6-3
Loser	A. Gimeno

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	C. Drysdale	A. Gimeno
Country	RSA	ESP
Birth date	May 26, 1941	Aug 3, 1937
Age	29	33
Height	188	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,007	1,874
Career W-L	402–253	246–131
Career earnings	—	$2,500

Pre-match H2H

C. Drysdale 0 – 2 A. Gimeno

Path

C. Drysdale's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 6, 1971	R32	R. Maud	6-2 5-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

C. Drysdale's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 9, 1971	QF	T. Okker	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

A. Gimeno's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 6, 1971	R32	N. Pietrangeli	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data