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John Newcombe def. Ismail El Shafei

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

Match Information

Date May 17, 1969*
Tournament Brussels
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score5-7 7-5 6-3 5-7 6-1
Loser Ismail El Shafei

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeIsmail El Shafei
Country AUS EGY
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 15, 1947
Age2421
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9071,629
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 0 Ismail El Shafei

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 16, 1969R16 Istvan Gulyas 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 15, 1969R32 Jean Loup Rouyer 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 17, 1969SF Zeljko Franulovic 9-7 3-6 6-2 8-6LH2HMatch data

Ismail El Shafei's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 16, 1969R16 Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-3WMatch data