John Newcombe def. Ismail El Shafei

6-2 6-3 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Ismail El Shafei 6-2 6-3 6-4 in the 1971 Swiss Open Gstaad semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeIsmail El Shafei
Country AUS EGY
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 15, 1947
Age2723
Height183 cm—
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1521,688
Current career W-L544–220—
Current career earnings$1,062,408—
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 2 – 1 Ismail El Shafei

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 15, 1971QF
Geoff Masters 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 1971R16
Bob Stock 6-3 6-3W—Match dataJul 13, 1971R32

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tom Okker 6-2 5-7 1-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 16, 1971F

Ismail El Shafei's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikola Pilic 5-7 7-5 3-1 (ret.)W—Match dataJul 15, 1971QF
Dimitri Sturdza 6-4 6-7 6-3W—Match dataJul 13, 1971R32