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John Newcombe def. Ismail El Shafei

6-2 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Jul 15, 1971*
Tournament Gstaad
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-2 6-3 6-4
Loser Ismail El Shafei

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeIsmail El Shafei
Country AUS EGY
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 15, 1947
Age2723
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1541,693
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 2 1 Ismail El Shafei

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 15, 1971QF Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jul 14, 1971R16 Geoff Masters 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 13, 1971R32 Bob Stock 6-3 6-3WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 16, 1971F Tom Okker 6-2 5-7 1-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ismail El Shafei's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 15, 1971QF Nikola Pilic 5-7 7-5 3-1 (ret.)WMatch data
Jul 13, 1971R32 Dimitri Sturdza 6-4 6-7 6-3WMatch data