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John Newcombe def. Tom Okker

6-4 7-6

Match Information

Date Aug 25, 1972*
Tournament Fort Worth Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 7-6
Loser Tom Okker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTom Okker
Country AUS NED
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 22, 1944
Age2828
Height183177
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0841,967
Career W-L556–224672–279
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 7 7 Tom Okker

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1972QF John Alexander 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1972R16 Jeff Borowiak 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1972R32 Roy Barth 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 26, 1972F Ken Rosewall 5-7 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Tom Okker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1972QF Tony Roche 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1972R16 Bob Carmichael 2-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1972R32 Brian Fairlie 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data