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John Newcombe def. John Alexander

4-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 25, 1972*
Tournament Fort Worth Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score4-6 6-3 6-4
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeJohn Alexander
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jul 4, 1951
Age2821
Height183190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0751,907
Career W-L556–224579–422
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 5 0 John Alexander

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1972R16 Jeff Borowiak 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1972R32 Roy Barth 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1972SF Tom Okker 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1972R16 Nikola Pilic 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1972R32 Mark Cox 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data