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Tom Okker def. Cliff Drysdale

6-3 6-7 6-3

Match Information

Date May 6, 1971*
Tournament Dallas Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Tom Okker
Score6-3 6-7 6-3
Loser Cliff Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldTom OkkerCliff Drysdale
Country NED RSA
Birth dateFeb 22, 1944May 26, 1941
Age2729
Height177188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0402,023
Career W-L672–279402–253
Career earnings$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H
Tom Okker 4 1 Cliff Drysdale

Path

Tom Okker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 5, 1971R16 Dennis Ralston 4-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1971R32 Phil Dent 6-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Tom Okker's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1971SF John Newcombe 7-5 6-4LH2HMatch data

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 5, 1971R16 Owen Davidson 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1971R32 Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data