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John Newcombe def. Alex Metreveli

9-8 6-3 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jun 30, 1971*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score9-8 6-3 4-6 6-3
Loser Alex Metreveli

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeAlex Metreveli
Country AUS RUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 2, 1944
Age2726
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0841,880
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Alex Metreveli

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1971R32 Gerald Battrick 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch 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
Jul 2, 1971QF Colin Dibley 6-1 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Alex Metreveli's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1971R32 Jiri Hrebec 6-4 7-5 6-4WMatch data
Jun 25, 1971R64 Phil Dent 9-7 6-3 6-4WMatch data