R16 Guadalajara 1978

John Newcombe #21 def. Russell Simpson

7-5 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Russell Simpson 7-5 6-4 in the 1978 Guadalajara round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 20, 1978*
Tournament: Guadalajara
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Russell Simpson
Country	AUS	NZL
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Feb 22, 1954
Age	33	24
Height	183 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	21	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,868	1,467
Current career W-L	544–220	131–195
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	$326,467

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe #21 0 – 0 Russell Simpson

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Lewis	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 1978	R32

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sherwood Stewart	2-6 7-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Apr 21, 1978	QF

Russell Simpson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bill Lloyd	6-4 6-1	W	—	Match data	Apr 19, 1978	R32