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Cliff Drysdale def. Nikola Pilic

7-5 7-6

Match Information

Date May 5, 1972*
Tournament Las Vegas Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Cliff Drysdale
Score7-5 7-6
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
Age3032
Height188191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9811,827
Career W-L402–253301–248
Pre-match H2H
Cliff Drysdale 15 2 Nikola Pilic

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 4, 1972R32 Graham Stilwell 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data

Cliff Drysdale's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1972QF Roger Taylor 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 4, 1972R32 Terry Addison 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data