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John Newcombe def. Ismail El Shafei

(w/o)

Match Information

Date Jul 5, 1972*
Tournament St. Louis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score(w/o)
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
Age2824
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0461,753
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 4 2 Ismail El Shafei

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 4, 1972R32 Ray Ruffels 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 6, 1972QF Marty Riessen 7-6 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Ismail El Shafei's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 4, 1972R32 Jeff Borowiak 6-2 3-6 7-6WMatch data