SF St. Louis Wct 1972

Nikola Pilic def. Cliff Drysdale

4-6 7-6 7-6

Nikola Pilic defeated Cliff Drysdale 4-6 7-6 7-6 in the 1972 St. Louis Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldNikola PilicCliff Drysdale
Country CRO RSA
Birth dateAug 27, 1939May 26, 1941
Age3231
Height191 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8632,008
Current career W-L301–249397–251
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nikola Pilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tom Okker 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataJul 6, 1972QF
Mark Cox 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 1972R16
Roy Emerson (w/o)WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 1972R32

Nikola Pilic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Newcombe 3-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJul 7, 1972F

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tony Roche 6-7 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 6, 1972QF
Allan Stone 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 1972R16
Graham Stilwell 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 1972R32