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Bob Hewitt def. Adriano Panatta

1-6 6-4 6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Apr 12, 1972*
Tournament Johannesburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Bob Hewitt
Score1-6 6-4 6-2 6-1
Loser Adriano Panatta

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBob HewittAdriano Panatta
Country RSA ITA
Birth dateJan 12, 1940Jul 9, 1950
Age3221
Height190183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8211,701
Career W-L285–178379–226
Career earnings$613,837$776,187
Pre-match H2H
Bob Hewitt 0 0 Adriano Panatta

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 11, 1972R32 Ruan Kruger 6-1 6-4 6-1WMatch data
Apr 10, 1972R64 Anthony Fawcett 6-4 7-5 6-1WMatch data

Bob Hewitt's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 13, 1972QF Andres Gimeno 6-3 6-4 6-3LH2HMatch data

Adriano Panatta's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 11, 1972R32 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-4 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch data
Apr 10, 1972R64 Clive Brebnor 6-3 7-6 6-1WMatch data