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Ken Rosewall def. John Newcombe

6-2 7-5

Match Information

Date	Apr 27, 1972*
Tournament	Charlotte Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	Ken Rosewall
Score	6-2 7-5
Loser	John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Ken Rosewall	John Newcombe
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Nov 2, 1934	May 23, 1944
Age	37	27
Height	170	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,195	1,991
Career W-L	541–195	556–224
Career earnings	$1,602,700	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Ken Rosewall 8 – 6 John Newcombe

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 26, 1972	R32	Bob Carmichael	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Ken Rosewall's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 28, 1972	QF	Marty Riessen	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

John Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 26, 1972	R32	Brian Fairlie	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data