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Herb Fitzgibbon def. Paul Hutchins

6-3 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Jun 2, 1968*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Herb Fitzgibbon
Score6-3 6-3 6-3
Loser Paul Hutchins

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldHerb FitzgibbonPaul Hutchins
Country USA GBR
Birth dateJul 14, 1942Apr 5, 1945
Age2523
Height
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6181,552
Career W-L46–38
Pre-match H2H
Herb Fitzgibbon 0 0 Paul Hutchins

Path

Herb Fitzgibbon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1968R64 Patrick Proisy 6-3 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 29, 1968R128 Sergio Tacchini (w/o)WMatch data

Herb Fitzgibbon's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 5, 1968R16 Ken Rosewall 6-1 4-6 7-5 6-4LH2HMatch data

Paul Hutchins's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 1968R64 Fernando Gentil 6-2 6-0 6-0WMatch data
May 29, 1968R128 Tadeusz Nowicki (w/o)WMatch data