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Jan Kodes def. Bob Howe

6-4 6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date May 5, 1970*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Jan Kodes
Score6-4 6-1 6-2
Loser Bob Howe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJan KodesBob Howe
Country CZE
Birth dateMar 1, 1946Aug 3, 1925
Age2444
Height175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7631,404
Career W-L465–274
Career earnings$693,197
Pre-match H2H
Jan Kodes 1 0 Bob Howe

Path

Jan Kodes's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 3, 1970R128 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-0 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jan Kodes's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 1970R32 Stepan Koudelka 6-0 6-1 6-2WMatch data

Bob Howe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 3, 1970R128 Jim Osborne 6-1 8-10 6-2 8-6WMatch data