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B. Hewitt def. N. Pietrangeli

6-2 8-6 6-2

Match Information

Date May 12, 1968*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner B. Hewitt
Score6-2 8-6 6-2
Loser N. Pietrangeli

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. HewittN. Pietrangeli
Country RSA ITA
Birth dateJan 12, 1940Sep 11, 1933
Age2834
Height190178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,6941,719
Career W-L285–17848–39
Career earnings$613,837—
Pre-match H2H
B. Hewitt 0 – 0 N. Pietrangeli

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Path

B. Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 11, 1968R16 J. Kodes 3-6 6-1 8-6 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 9, 1968R32 M. Orantes 7-9 6-4 6-1 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 8, 1968R64 Alan Fox 7-5 6-3 6-3W—Match data
May 7, 1968R128 Sergio Palmieri 7-5 6-3 6-1W—Match data

B. Hewitt's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 12, 1968SF Alex Metreveli 6-2 6-2 6-2W—Match data

N. Pietrangeli's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 11, 1968R16 E. Castigliano 6-1 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 9, 1968R32 Gaetano Di Maso 6-2 6-3 6-4W—Match data
May 8, 1968R64 G. Battrick 6-4 8-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 7, 1968R128 Tomas Gonzalez 6-0 6-1 6-2W—Match data