Robbie Venter def. Bob Hewitt #83

6-4 1-6 6-3

Robbie Venter defeated Bob Hewitt 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the 1977 Johannesburg round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 12, 1977*
Tournament: Johannesburg
Edition: 1977
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Robbie Venter	Bob Hewitt
Country	RSA	RSA
Birth date	May 7, 1960	Jan 12, 1940
Age	16	37
Height	180 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	83
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,497	1,687
Current career W-L	7–19	285–177
Current career earnings	—	$613,837

Pre-match H2H

Robbie Venter 0 – 0 Bob Hewitt #83

Path

Robbie Venter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Marks	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 11, 1977	R32

Robbie Venter's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Buster C Mottram #47	0-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1977	QF

Bob Hewitt's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Onny Parun #42	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 11, 1977	R32