R32 Italian Open 1978

John Newcombe #18 def. Bob Giltinan #74

5-7 6-4 6-1

John Newcombe defeated Bob Giltinan 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the 1978 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBob Giltinan
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jul 4, 1949
Age3428
Height183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1874
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8711,624
Current career W-L544–220106–116
Current career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe #18 2 0 Bob Giltinan #74

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tom Gullikson 7-6 6-1WMatch dataMay 24, 1978R64

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victor Amaya #644-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataMay 27, 1978R16

Bob Giltinan's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yannick Noah #967-6 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 1978R64