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John Newcombe def. Ken Rosewall

6-4 7-6

Match Information

Date May 6, 1972*
Tournament Las Vegas Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 7-6
Loser Ken Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeKen Rosewall
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 2, 1934
Age2737
Height183170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0102,198
Career W-L556–224541–195
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 6 9 Ken Rosewall

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 5, 1972R16 Owen Davidson 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1972R32 Mark Cox 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1972SF Frank Froehling 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 5, 1972R16 Brian Fairlie 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data