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Richard Russell def. Frank Sedgman

2-6 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	May 31, 1971
Tournament	Manchester
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Richard Russell
Score	2-6 6-4 6-4
Loser	Frank Sedgman

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Richard Russell	Frank Sedgman
Country	JAM	AUS
Birth date	Sep 8, 1945	Oct 29, 1927
Age	25	43
Height	—	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,517	1,613
Career W-L	56–100	26–31
Career earnings	—	$275

Pre-match H2H

Richard Russell 0 – 0 Frank Sedgman

Path

Richard Russell's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Richard Russell's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1971	R16	Pat Cramer	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Frank Sedgman's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1971	R64	John Howarth	7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data