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John Newcombe #1 def. Nikola Pilic #15

6-2 7-5 7-5

Match Information

Date Jun 30, 1974*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-2 7-5 7-5
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeNikola Pilic
Country AUS CRO
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Aug 27, 1939
Age3034
Height183191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)115
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1461,908
Career W-L556–224301–248
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 19 6 Nikola Pilic

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1974R64 Geoff Masters 9-8 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1974R128 Georges Goven 6-3 6-2 8-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 3, 1974R16 Erik Van Dillen 7-5 6-3 6-4WMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1974R64 Eddie Dibbs 6-4 8-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1974R128 Mike Estep 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data