Cliff Drysdale def. Nikola Pilic

7-6 6-3

Cliff Drysdale defeated Nikola Pilic 7-6 6-3 in the 1971 Berkeley round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleNikola Pilic
Country RSA CRO
Birth dateMay 26, 1941Aug 27, 1939
Age3032
Height188 cm191 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0791,901
Current career W-L397–251301–249
Pre-match H2H

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Colin Dibley 6-7 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 1971R32
Phil Dent 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1971R64

Cliff Drysdale's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe 2-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataOct 2, 1971QF

Nikola Pilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Charlie Pasarell 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 1971R32
Mike Estep 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1971R64