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Bob Hewitt def. Cliff Drysdale

6-2 6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Mar 29, 1970*
Tournament Johannesburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Bob Hewitt
Score6-2 6-4 6-1
Loser Cliff Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBob HewittCliff Drysdale
Country RSA RSA
Birth dateJan 12, 1940May 26, 1941
Age3028
Height190188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9001,804
Career W-L285–178402–253
Career earnings$613,837
Pre-match H2H
Bob Hewitt 0 0 Cliff Drysdale

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 28, 1970R16 Roger Taylor 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1970R32 Harald Elschenbroich 6-2 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1970R64 Mel Baleson 6-2 6-3 6-3WMatch data

Bob Hewitt's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1970SF Rod Laver 4-6 6-8 1-6LH2HMatch data

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 28, 1970R16 Jackie Saul 6-2 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Mar 27, 1970R32 Keith Diepraam 6-0 6-4 6-0WMatch data
Mar 26, 1970R64 Cyril Rudman 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data