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Cliff Drysdale def. Roger Taylor

6-3 6-3 2-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Apr 11, 1970*
Tournament Durban
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Cliff Drysdale
Score6-3 6-3 2-6 7-5
Loser Roger Taylor

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleRoger Taylor
Country RSA GBR
Birth dateMay 26, 1941Oct 14, 1941
Age2828
Height188183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8061,915
Career W-L402–253369–296
Pre-match H2H
Cliff Drysdale 7 4 Roger Taylor

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 10, 1970R16 Pierre Barthes 7-9 6-3 9-7WH2HMatch data
Apr 9, 1970R32 Colin Rees 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Apr 8, 1970R64 Julian Krinsky 6-2 6-3WMatch data

Cliff Drysdale's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 11, 1970SF Mark Cox 4-6 6-2 8-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 10, 1970R16 Bill Bowrey 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 9, 1970R32 David Phillips 6-4 6-0WMatch data
Apr 8, 1970R64 Byron Bertram 11-9 7-5WH2HMatch data