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R. Laver def. J. Newcombe

6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 8, 1970*
Tournament Louisville
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner R. Laver
Score6-3 6-3
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. LaverJ. Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938May 23, 1944
Age3126
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1712,083
Career W-L576–147556–224
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
R. Laver 7 1 J. Newcombe

Path

R. Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 7, 1970SF K. Rosewall 6-4 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 7, 1970QF D. Ralston 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1970R16 Ron Holmberg 6-2 6-2WMatch data

R. Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 7, 1970SF T. Roche 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 7, 1970QF C. Drysdale 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 6, 1970R16 R. Moore 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch data