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J. Newcombe def. Bob Lutz

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date May 8, 1971*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-3 6-1
Loser Bob Lutz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeBob Lutz
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Aug 29, 1947
Age2623
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1541,878
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 1 0 Bob Lutz

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 6, 1971R32 V. Franchitti 6-4 6-7 7-5WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1971QF J. Kodes 6-2 1-6 5-7LH2HMatch data

Bob Lutz's path

No prior matches in this tournament.