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John Newcombe def. Gerald Battrick

6-4 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 27, 1971*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 6-4 6-4
Loser Gerald Battrick

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeGerald Battrick
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 27, 1947
Age2724
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0751,824
Career W-L556–224186–200
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 2 0 Gerald Battrick

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 25, 1971R64 Ian Fletcher 7-5 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 23, 1971R128 Bob Hewitt 6-4 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1971R16 Alex Metreveli 9-8 6-3 4-6 6-3WMatch data

Gerald Battrick's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 25, 1971R64 Alan Fox 6-4 6-2 6-2WMatch data
Jun 23, 1971R128 John Bartlett 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data