R16 South African Open 1973

Bob Hewitt def. Roger Taylor #13

4-6 6-0 6-2 6-2

Bob Hewitt defeated Roger Taylor 4-6 6-0 6-2 6-2 in the 1973 South African Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 1, 1973*
Tournament: South African Open
Edition: 1973
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	Roger Taylor
Country	RSA	GBR
Birth date	Jan 12, 1940	Oct 14, 1941
Age	33	32
Height	190 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	13
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,888	1,910
Current career W-L	285–177	369–297
Current career earnings	$613,837	—

Pre-match H2H

Bob Hewitt 3 – 1 Roger Taylor #13

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Raymond Moore #39	6-2 6-7 5-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 30, 1973	R32

Bob Hewitt's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arthur Ashe #10	3-6 6-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 2, 1973	QF

Roger Taylor's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Antonio Munoz #81	3-6 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 30, 1973	R32