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John Newcombe def. Ken Rosewall

7-6 7-5

Match Information

Date May 3, 1971*
Tournament Chicago Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-6 7-5
Loser Ken Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeKen Rosewall
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 2, 1934
Age2636
Height183170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0782,113
Career W-L556–224541–195
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 3 6 Ken Rosewall

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 3, 1971QF Andres Gimeno 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 2, 1971R16 Fred Stolle 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 1, 1971R32 Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 4, 1971F Arthur Ashe 4-6 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 3, 1971QF Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 2, 1971R16 Marty Riessen 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 1, 1971R32 Bill Bowrey 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data