R16 Durban 1970

Cliff Drysdale def. Pierre Barthes

7-9 6-3 9-7

Cliff Drysdale defeated Pierre Barthes 7-9 6-3 9-7 in the 1970 Durban round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 10, 1970*
Tournament: Durban
Edition: 1970
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Cliff Drysdale	Pierre Barthes
Country	RSA	FRA
Birth date	May 26, 1941	Sep 13, 1941
Age	28	28
Height	188 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,796	1,688
Current career W-L	397–251	185–190
Current career earnings	—	$8,040

Pre-match H2H

Cliff Drysdale 8 – 3 Pierre Barthes

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Colin Rees	6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data	Apr 9, 1970	R32
Julian Krinsky	6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	Apr 8, 1970	R64

Cliff Drysdale's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Taylor	6-3 6-3 2-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1970	QF

Pierre Barthes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jackie Saul	6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data	Apr 9, 1970	R32