Bob Hewitt def. Cliff Drysdale

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

Bob Hewitt defeated Cliff Drysdale 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the 1970 Durban final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBob HewittCliff Drysdale
Country RSA RSA
Birth dateJan 12, 1940May 26, 1941
Age3028
Height190 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9561,861
Current career W-L285–177397–251
Current career earnings$613,837
Pre-match H2H

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gonzalez 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-0WMatch dataApr 11, 1970SF
Marty Riessen 7-5 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1970QF
Terry Ryan 6-2 6-2WMatch dataApr 10, 1970R16
Rayno Seegers 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 9, 1970R32

Bob Hewitt's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Cox 4-6 6-2 8-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1970SF
Roger Taylor 6-3 6-3 2-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1970QF
Pierre Barthes 7-9 6-3 9-7WH2HMatch dataApr 10, 1970R16
Colin Rees 6-4 6-4WMatch dataApr 9, 1970R32
Julian Krinsky 6-2 6-3WMatch dataApr 8, 1970R64