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John Newcombe#22 def. Peter Mcnamara

6-1 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 26, 1978*
Tournament Sydney Indoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-1 6-4
Loser Peter Mcnamara

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombePeter Mcnamara
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jul 5, 1955
Age3423
Height183
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)22
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,8341,540
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,046,935
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Peter Mcnamara

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 25, 1978R32 Fred Mcnair 3-6 7-5 6-2WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 27, 1978QF Jimmy Connors 6-4 7-6LH2HMatch data

Peter Mcnamara's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 25, 1978R32 John Marks 7-6 6-1WMatch data