Jan Kodes def. Frantisek Pala

6-4 6-3

Jan Kodes defeated Frantisek Pala 6-4 6-3 in the 1971 Nice semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 4, 1971*
Tournament: Nice
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Jan Kodes	Frantisek Pala
Country	CZE	CZE
Birth date	Mar 1, 1946	Mar 28, 1944
Age	25	27
Height	175 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,789	1,557
Current career W-L	471–276	64–114
Current career earnings	$693,197	—

Pre-match H2H

Jan Kodes 0 – 0 Frantisek Pala

Path

Jan Kodes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pierre Barthes	6-1 8-10 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 4, 1971	QF
Szabolcz Baranyi	6-0 11-9	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 1971	R16
Jose Moreno	6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data	Apr 2, 1971	R32

Jan Kodes's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ilie Nastase	8-10 9-11 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 5, 1971	F

Frantisek Pala's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ion Tiriac	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 4, 1971	QF
Patrick Hombergen	4-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 1971	R16
Jiri Hrebec	4-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 2, 1971	R32
Allan McDonald	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 1971	R64