John Newcombe def. Stan Smith

6-3 7-6 7-5

John Newcombe defeated Stan Smith 6-3 7-6 7-5 in the 1977 Australian Open (2) round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeStan Smith
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 14, 1946
Age3331
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8381,908
Current career W-L544–220652–287
Current career earnings$1,062,408$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Colin Dibley #356-4 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataDec 25, 1977R32
Brian Teacher #696-3 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataDec 23, 1977R64

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Lloyd 6-3 3-6 5-7 5-7LMatch dataDec 30, 1977QF

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dick Crealy #674-6 6-3 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataDec 25, 1977R32