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John Newcombe #7 def. Jim Delaney #84

7-6 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 2, 1973*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-6 6-3 6-3
Loser Jim Delaney

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeJim Delaney
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Mar 12, 1953
Age2920
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)784
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9761,539
Career W-L556–22478–131
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Jim Delaney

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1973R128 Marcello Lara 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-3WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1973R32 Ion Tiriac 7-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Jim Delaney's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1973R128 Ivan Molina 6-7 6-1 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data