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Bob Hewitt def. Nicola Pietrangeli

6-2 8-6 6-2

Match Information

Date	May 12, 1968*
Tournament	Rome
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	Bob Hewitt
Score	6-2 8-6 6-2
Loser	Nicola Pietrangeli

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Bob Hewitt	Nicola Pietrangeli
Country	RSA	ITA
Birth date	Jan 12, 1940	Sep 11, 1933
Age	28	34
Height	190	178
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,694	1,719
Career W-L	285–178	48–39
Career earnings	$613,837	—

Pre-match H2H

Bob Hewitt 0 – 0 Nicola Pietrangeli

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 11, 1968	R16	Jan Kodes	3-6 6-1 8-6 2-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 9, 1968	R32	Manuel Orantes	7-9 6-4 6-1 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 8, 1968	R64	Alan Fox	7-5 6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data
May 7, 1968	R128	Sergio Palmieri	7-5 6-3 6-1	W	—	Match data

Bob Hewitt's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 12, 1968	SF	Alex Metreveli	6-2 6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data

Nicola Pietrangeli's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 11, 1968	R16	Eugenio Castigliano	6-1 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 9, 1968	R32	Gaetano Di Maso	6-2 6-3 6-4	W	—	Match data
May 8, 1968	R64	Gerald Battrick	6-4 8-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 7, 1968	R128	Tomas Gonzalez	6-0 6-1 6-2	W	—	Match data