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Cliff Drysdale def. Nikola Pilic

9-7 3-6 6-0

Match Information

Date Jul 26, 1968*
Tournament Gstaad
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Cliff Drysdale
Score9-7 3-6 6-0
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleNikola Pilic
Country RSA CRO
Birth dateMay 26, 1941Aug 27, 1939
Age2728
Height188191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5691,580
Career W-L402–253301–248
Pre-match H2H
Cliff Drysdale 3 1 Nikola Pilic

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 25, 1968R16 Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-4 2-6 6-3WMatch data
Jul 24, 1968R32 Peter Holenstein 6-3 7-5WMatch data

Cliff Drysdale's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 26, 1968SF John Newcombe 6-3 0-6 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 25, 1968R16 Koji Watanabe 5-7 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jul 24, 1968R32 Michael Hickey 4-6 6-2 6-2WMatch data