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R. Tanner#11 def. J. Newcombe#25

6-4 7-6

Match Information

Date Mar 17, 1978*
Tournament Washington Indoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundR16
Winner R. Tanner
Score6-4 7-6
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. TannerJ. Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateOct 15, 1951May 23, 1944
Age2633
Height183183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1125
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,0181,894
Career W-L595–298556–224
Career earnings$1,696,198$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
R. Tanner 2 1 J. Newcombe

Path

R. Tanner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1978R32 C. Lewis 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

R. Tanner's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 18, 1978QF B. Teacher 6-0 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 16, 1978R32 Z. Franulovic 3-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data