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John Newcombe#2 def. Brian Gottfried#21

6-7 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Oct 5, 1973*
Tournament Chicago
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-7 6-4 6-2
Loser Brian Gottfried

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBrian Gottfried
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jan 27, 1952
Age2921
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)221
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0871,807
Career W-L556–224695–322
Career earnings$1,062,408$2,782,514
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Brian Gottfried

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 4, 1973R16 Dick Crealy 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 3, 1973R32 Barry Phillips Moore 6-4 6-2WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 5, 1973SF Marty Riessen 1-6 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 4, 1973R16 Tenny Svensson 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Oct 3, 1973R32 Grover Raz Reid 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data