R16 St. Louis Wct 1972

John Newcombe def. Ismail El Shafei

(w/o)

John Newcombe advanced past Ismail El Shafei by walkover in the 1972 St. Louis Wct round of 16.

Match Information

Date: Jul 5, 1972*
Tournament: St. Louis Wct
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Ismail El Shafei
Country	AUS	EGY
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Nov 15, 1947
Age	28	24
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,049	1,751
Current career W-L	544–220	—
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 4 – 2 Ismail El Shafei

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ray Ruffels	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1972	R32

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marty Riessen	7-6 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 6, 1972	QF

Ismail El Shafei's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jeff Borowiak	6-2 3-6 7-6	W	—	Match data	Jul 4, 1972	R32