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J. Newcombe def. O. Parun

6-3 6-7 7-5 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 9, 1973*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-3 6-7 7-5 6-1
Loser O. Parun

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeO. Parun
Country AUS NZL
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Apr 15, 1947
Age2825
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1151,814
Career W-L556–224375–342
Career earnings$1,062,408$4,000
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 0 – 0 O. Parun

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Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1973SF P. Proisy 7-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1973QF B. Carmichael 6-4 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1973R16 G. Goven 6-1 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1973R32 J. Haillet 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

O. Parun's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1973SF K. Meiler 2-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1973QF Alex Metreveli 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-3W—Match data
Jan 4, 1973R16 G. Masters 7-6 3-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1973R32 C. Kachel 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1972R64 H. Kary 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data