R16 Italian Open 1971

Cliff Drysdale def. Andres Gimeno

6-3 3-6 6-3

Cliff Drysdale defeated Andres Gimeno 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1971 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 8, 1971*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Cliff Drysdale	Andres Gimeno
Country	RSA	ESP
Birth date	May 26, 1941	Aug 3, 1937
Age	29	33
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,010	1,877
Current career W-L	397–251	247–132
Current career earnings	—	$2,500

Pre-match H2H

Cliff Drysdale 0 – 2 Andres Gimeno

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

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

Cliff Drysdale's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tom Okker	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 9, 1971	QF

Andres Gimeno's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicola Pietrangeli	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 1971	R32