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John Newcombe #20 def. Ross Case #100

6-4 6-2 9-8

Match Information

Date Jun 30, 1978*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 6-2 9-8
Loser Ross Case

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRoss Case
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 1, 1951
Age3426
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)20100
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8621,722
Career W-L556–224294–276
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 4 3 Ross Case

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1978R128 Dale Collings 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1978R32 Phil Dent 6-1 1-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Ross Case's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1978R128 Belus Prajoux 7-5 4-6 7-9 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data