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Ken Rosewall def. Cliff Drysdale

6-4 6-3 6-0

Match Information

Date	Aug 14, 1971*
Tournament	Boston Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	F
Winner	Ken Rosewall
Score	6-4 6-3 6-0
Loser	Cliff Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Ken Rosewall	Cliff Drysdale
Country	AUS	RSA
Birth date	Nov 2, 1934	May 26, 1941
Age	36	30
Height	170	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,136	2,134
Career W-L	541–195	402–253
Career earnings	$1,602,700	—

Pre-match H2H

Ken Rosewall 3 – 2 Cliff Drysdale

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 13, 1971	SF	Marty Riessen	3-6 6-1 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 13, 1971	QF	Arthur Ashe	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1971	R16	Andres Gimeno	7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 11, 1971	R32	Mark Cox	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Ken Rosewall's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Drysdale's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 13, 1971	SF	John Newcombe	6-3 1-6 5-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 13, 1971	QF	Tom Okker	6-4 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1971	R16	Roger Taylor	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 11, 1971	R32	Ray Ruffels	6-1 7-6	W	H2H	Match data