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R. Taylor def. J. Newcombe

2-6 7-6 6-1

Match Information

Date Oct 14, 1970*
Tournament Midland
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner R. Taylor
Score2-6 7-6 6-1
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. TaylorJ. Newcombe
Country GBR AUS
Birth dateOct 14, 1941May 23, 1944
Age2926
Height183183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8912,054
Career W-L369–296556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
R. Taylor 3 15 J. Newcombe

Path

R. Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 13, 1970SF T. Okker 1-6 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Oct 13, 1970QF P. Barthes 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

R. Taylor's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 13, 1970SF G. Stilwell 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 13, 1970QF M. Cox 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data