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John Newcombe#21 def. Russell Simpson#109

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Apr 20, 1978*
Tournament Guadalajara
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-5 6-4
Loser Russell Simpson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRussell Simpson
Country AUS NZL
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 22, 1954
Age3324
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)21109
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8641,467
Career W-L556–224131–195
Career earnings$1,062,408$326,467
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Russell Simpson

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 19, 1978R32 Richard Lewis 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 21, 1978QF Sherwood Stewart 2-6 7-6 6-3WMatch data

Russell Simpson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 19, 1978R32 Bill Lloyd 6-4 6-1WMatch data