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J. Newcombe #20 def. R. Gehring #179

7-6 6-1 7-6

Match Information

Date Dec 30, 1975*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner J. Newcombe
Score7-6 6-1 7-6
Loser R. Gehring

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeR. Gehring
Country AUS GER
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 25, 1955
Age3120
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)20179
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0041,564
Career W-L556–224113–130
Career earnings$1,062,408$355,057
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 1 – 0 R. Gehring

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