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John Newcombe#24 def. Tom Gullikson

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Feb 16, 1978*
Tournament St. Louis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 6-1
Loser Tom Gullikson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTom Gullikson
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Sep 8, 1951
Age3326
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)24
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,9181,690
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408$889,492
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Tom Gullikson

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1978R32 Corrado Barazzutti 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 17, 1978QF Eddie Dibbs 7-6 6-4LH2HMatch data

Tom Gullikson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1978R32 Butch Walts 6-2 6-2WMatch data