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Bob Hewitt def. John Alexander

6-8 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date	Nov 5, 1971*
Tournament	Wembley
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Bob Hewitt
Score	6-8 6-3 6-2
Loser	John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Bob Hewitt	John Alexander
Country	RSA	AUS
Birth date	Jan 12, 1940	Jul 4, 1951
Age	31	20
Height	190	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,798	1,843
Career W-L	285–178	579–422
Career earnings	$613,837	$1,214,079

Pre-match H2H

Bob Hewitt 0 – 0 John Alexander

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 4, 1971	R32	Marty Riessen	9-8 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Bob Hewitt's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 6, 1971	QF	Ray Ruffels	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

John Alexander's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 4, 1971	R32	Frank Froehling	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data