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Roger Taylor def. John Newcombe

6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Apr 14, 1972*
Tournament Houston Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Roger Taylor
Score6-4 6-3
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoger TaylorJohn Newcombe
Country GBR AUS
Birth dateOct 14, 1941May 23, 1944
Age3027
Height183183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9642,034
Career W-L369–296556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Roger Taylor 5 18 John Newcombe

Path

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 13, 1972R16 Mark Cox 1-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 1972R32 Roy Barth 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 1972SF Ken Rosewall 6-4 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 13, 1972R16 Charlie Pasarell 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 1972R32 Jeff Borowiak 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data