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Cliff Richey def. Dennis Ralston

7-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Sep 13, 1970*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Cliff Richey
Score	7-6 6-3 6-4
Loser	Dennis Ralston

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Cliff Richey	Dennis Ralston
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Dec 31, 1946	Jul 27, 1942
Age	23	28
Height	175	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,100	1,903
Career W-L	488–224	157–136
Career earnings	$7,500	—

Pre-match H2H

Cliff Richey 0 – 1 Dennis Ralston

Path

Cliff Richey's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 11, 1970	R16	Manuel Santana	2-6 7-6 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 8, 1970	R32	Pierre Barthes	7-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 6, 1970	R64	Alan Fox	6-1 7-5 6-3	W	—	Match data
Sep 4, 1970	R128	Chum Steele Iii	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data

Cliff Richey's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 15, 1970	SF	Tony Roche	2-6 6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

Dennis Ralston's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 11, 1970	R16	Rod Laver	7-6 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 8, 1970	R32	Fred Stolle	6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 6, 1970	R64	Georges Goven	5-7 6-4 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data