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Bob Hewitt def. Cliff Drysdale

6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Apr 12, 1970*
Tournament Durban
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Bob Hewitt
Score6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3
Loser Cliff Drysdale

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBob HewittCliff Drysdale
Country RSA RSA
Birth dateJan 12, 1940May 26, 1941
Age3028
Height190188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,9531,860
Career W-L285–178402–253
Career earnings$613,837—
Pre-match H2H
Bob Hewitt 1 – 0 Cliff Drysdale

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Path

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 11, 1970SF Richard Gonzalez 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-0W—Match data
Apr 11, 1970QF Marty Riessen 7-5 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 10, 1970R16 Terry Ryan 6-2 6-2W—Match data
Apr 9, 1970R32 Rayno Seegers 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data

Bob Hewitt's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 11, 1970SF Mark Cox 4-6 6-2 8-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 11, 1970QF Roger Taylor 6-3 6-3 2-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Apr 10, 1970R16 Pierre Barthes 7-9 6-3 9-7WH2HMatch data
Apr 9, 1970R32 Colin Rees 6-4 6-4W—Match data
Apr 8, 1970R64 Julian Krinsky 6-2 6-3W—Match data