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John Newcombe def. Arthur Ashe

7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date May 7, 1971*
Tournament Dallas Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-6 6-4
Loser Arthur Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeArthur Ashe
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jul 10, 1943
Age2627
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1402,112
Career W-L556–224800–258
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 4 – 1 Arthur Ashe

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Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1971SF Tom Okker 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 6, 1971QF Mark Cox 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 5, 1971R16 Fred Stolle 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1971R32 Brian Fairlie 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1971SF Marty Riessen 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 6, 1971QF Robert Maud 6-7 7-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 5, 1971R16 Ray Ruffels 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1971R32 John Alexander 3-6 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data