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John Newcombe def. Nikola Pilic

6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Jul 10, 1970*
Tournament Newport
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 6-3
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
Age2630
Height183191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1011,914
Career W-L556–224301–248
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 14 4 Nikola Pilic

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1970QF Gerald Battrick 9-7 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jul 9, 1970R16 Terry Ryan 6-3 6-4WMatch data
Jul 8, 1970R32 R P Tuck 6-1 6-0WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 11, 1970F Ken Rosewall 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1970QF Cliff Drysdale 6-1 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 9, 1970R16 Peter Curtis 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jul 8, 1970R32 C J Bendall 6-4 6-3WMatch data