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Bob Hewitt #100 def. Colin Dowdeswell #71

6-4 4-6 6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jun 30, 1978*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R64
Winner	Bob Hewitt
Score	6-4 4-6 6-2 6-4
Loser	Colin Dowdeswell

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Bob Hewitt	Colin Dowdeswell
Country	RSA	GBR
Birth date	Jan 12, 1940	May 12, 1955
Age	38	23
Height	190	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	100	71
Ranking points (entering)	—	0
Elo (entering)	1,672	1,666
Career W-L	285–178	119–173
Career earnings	$613,837	$327,277

Pre-match H2H

Bob Hewitt 0 – 0 Colin Dowdeswell

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1978	R128	George Hardie	3-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Bob Hewitt's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1978	R32	John Alexander	6-8 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data

Colin Dowdeswell's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1978	R128	Roger Taylor	5-7 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data