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Bob Hewitt def. John Clifton

7-5 2-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jun 13, 1968*
Tournament	Bristol
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Bob Hewitt
Score	7-5 2-6 6-3
Loser	John Clifton

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Bob Hewitt	John Clifton
Country	RSA	GBR
Birth date	Jan 12, 1940	Feb 19, 1946
Age	28	22
Height	190	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,716	1,490
Career W-L	285–178	15–35
Career earnings	$613,837	—

Pre-match H2H

Bob Hewitt 0 – 0 John Clifton

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1968	R64	Michael Mitchell	6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data

Bob Hewitt's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 1968	R16	Keith Carpenter	8-6 6-1	W	—	Match data

John Clifton's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 12, 1968	R64	Tomas Gonzalez	7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data