Bob Hewitt def. Cliff Drysdale

6-2 6-4 6-1

Bob Hewitt defeated Cliff Drysdale 6-2 6-4 6-1 in the 1970 South African Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

FieldBob HewittCliff Drysdale
Country RSA RSA
Birth dateJan 12, 1940May 26, 1941
Age3028
Height190 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9041,804
Current career W-L285–177397–251
Current career earnings$613,837
Pre-match H2H

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Taylor 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 28, 1970R16
Harald Elschenbroich 6-2 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch dataMar 27, 1970R32
Mel Baleson 6-2 6-3 6-3WMatch dataMar 26, 1970R64

Bob Hewitt's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rod Laver 4-6 6-8 1-6LH2HMatch dataMar 29, 1970SF

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jackie Saul 6-2 6-4 6-4WMatch dataMar 28, 1970R16
Keith Diepraam 6-0 6-4 6-0WMatch dataMar 27, 1970R32
Cyril Rudman 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 26, 1970R64