Cliff Drysdale def. Tony Roche

4-6 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-1

Cliff Drysdale defeated Tony Roche 4-6 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-1 in the 1971 Australian Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 16, 1971*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1971
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Cliff Drysdale	Tony Roche
Country	RSA	AUS
Birth date	May 26, 1941	May 17, 1945
Age	29	25
Height	188 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,945	2,052
Current career W-L	397–251	360–191
Current career earnings	—	$529,199

Pre-match H2H

Cliff Drysdale 8 – 6 Tony Roche

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Fairlie	6-1 6-7 7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1971	R32

Cliff Drysdale's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arthur Ashe	6-7 6-7 6-2 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 1971	QF

Tony Roche's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Raymond Moore	6-3 7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1971	R32