SF US Open 1974

Ken Rosewall #8 def. John Newcombe #2

6-7 6-4 7-6 6-3

Ken Rosewall defeated John Newcombe 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-3 in the 1974 US Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 10, 1974*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1974
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Ken Rosewall	John Newcombe
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Nov 2, 1934	May 23, 1944
Age	39	30
Height	170 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	8	2
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,171	2,164
Current career W-L	535–193	544–220
Current career earnings	$1,602,700	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Ken Rosewall #8 11 – 9 John Newcombe #2

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vijay Amritraj	2-6 6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1974	QF
Raul Ramirez	6-1 6-7 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1974	R16
Charlie Pasarell	6-1 6-2 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1974	R32
Bob Lutz	7-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1974	R64
Colin Dibley	6-4 7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1974	R128

Ken Rosewall's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #1	1-6 0-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 1974	F

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arthur Ashe	4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1974	QF
Raymond Moore	6-3 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1974	R16
Tony Roche	4-6 7-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1974	R32
Teimuraz Kakulia	7-6 6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data	Sep 1, 1974	R64
Ramiro Benavides	6-2 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1974	R128