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John Newcombe#18 def. Tom Gullikson

7-6 6-1

Match Information

Date May 24, 1978*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-6 6-1
Loser Tom Gullikson

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTom Gullikson
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Sep 8, 1951
Age3426
Height183—
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)18—
Ranking points (entering)0—
Elo (entering)1,8381,756
Career W-L556–224—
Career earnings$1,062,408$889,492
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 – 0 Tom Gullikson

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