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John Newcombe def. Cliff Drysdale

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date May 7, 1972*
Tournament Las Vegas Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Cliff Drysdale

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeCliff Drysdale
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 26, 1941
Age2730
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0392,026
Career W-L556–224402–253
Career earnings$1,062,408—
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 11 – 5 Cliff Drysdale

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Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1972SF Frank Froehling 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 6, 1972QF Ken Rosewall 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
May 5, 1972R16 Owen Davidson 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1972R32 Mark Cox 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1972SF Marty Riessen 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 6, 1972QF Roger Taylor 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data
May 5, 1972R16 Nikola Pilic 7-5 7-6WH2HMatch data
May 4, 1972R32 Graham Stilwell 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data