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Ken Rosewall def. Cliff Drysdale

6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date	Apr 27, 1971*
Tournament	Denver
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	F
Winner	Ken Rosewall
Score	6-2 6-2
Loser	Cliff Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Ken Rosewall	Cliff Drysdale
Country	AUS	RSA
Birth date	Nov 2, 1934	May 26, 1941
Age	36	29
Height	170	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,076	2,013
Career W-L	541–195	402–253
Career earnings	$1,602,700	—

Pre-match H2H

Ken Rosewall 1 – 2 Cliff Drysdale

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 26, 1971	SF	Charlie Pasarell	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 21, 1971	RR	Charlie Pasarell	6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 21, 1971	RR	John Alexander	6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 21, 1971	RR	Torben Ulrich	6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 21, 1971	RR	Roger Taylor	6-5	W	H2H	Match data

Ken Rosewall's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Drysdale's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 26, 1971	SF	John Alexander	6-3 6-5	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 21, 1971	RR	Nikola Pilic	6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 21, 1971	RR	Roger Taylor	6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 21, 1971	RR	Torben Ulrich	6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 21, 1971	RR	Ken Rosewall	6-4	W	H2H	Match data