Cliff Richey def. Bernie Mitton

6-7 6-4 6-4

Cliff Richey defeated Bernie Mitton 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the 1976 South African Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 27, 1976*
Tournament: South African Open
Edition: 1976
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Cliff Richey	Bernie Mitton
Country	USA	RSA
Birth date	Dec 31, 1946	Nov 9, 1954
Age	29	22
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,854	1,779
Current career W-L	485–222	206–223
Current career earnings	$7,500	—

Pre-match H2H

Cliff Richey 1 – 1 Bernie Mitton

Path

Cliff Richey's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jorg Muller	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 26, 1976	R32

Cliff Richey's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Raul Ramirez	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 28, 1976	QF

Bernie Mitton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sherwood Stewart	7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data	Nov 26, 1976	R32