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John Newcombe #185 def. Stan Smith #24

6-3 7-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Dec 28, 1977*
Tournament Australian Open (2)
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 7-6 7-5
Loser Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeStan Smith
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 14, 1946
Age3331
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)18524
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,8331,903
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 7 5 Stan Smith

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 25, 1977R32 Colin Dibley 6-4 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 23, 1977R64 Brian Teacher 6-3 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1977QF John Lloyd 6-3 3-6 5-7 5-7LMatch data

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 25, 1977R32 Dick Crealy 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-3WMatch data