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Bob Hewitt def. Manuel Santana

7-6 6-1 6-1

Match Information

Date Apr 4, 1971*
Tournament Durban
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Bob Hewitt
Score7-6 6-1 6-1
Loser Manuel Santana

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBob HewittManuel Santana
Country RSA ESP
Birth dateJan 12, 1940May 10, 1938
Age3132
Height190170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8491,985
Career W-L285–178113–50
Career earnings$613,837—
Pre-match H2H
Bob Hewitt 1 – 0 Manuel Santana

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Path

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1971SF Jan Leschly 3-6 5-7 6-0 6-3 6-4W—Match data
Apr 3, 1971QF Nicola Pietrangeli 6-1 6-1 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 2, 1971R16 Hank Irvine 6-2 6-4W—Match data
Apr 1, 1971R32 Sidney Gordon 6-3 6-2W—Match data
Mar 31, 1971R64 Rayno Seegers 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Bob Hewitt's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Manuel Santana's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1971SF Raymond Moore 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 3, 1971QF Pat Cramer 7-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 2, 1971R16 Dennis Matthews 6-1 6-3W—Match data
Apr 1, 1971R32 Bill Freer 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data