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John Newcombe#21 def. Ricardo Ycaza#89

3-6 7-6 7-6

Match Information

Date Apr 21, 1978*
Tournament Guadalajara
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score3-6 7-6 7-6
Loser Ricardo Ycaza

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRicardo Ycaza
Country AUS ECU
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 16, 1958
Age3320
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2189
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8761,564
Career W-L556–22460–91
Career earnings$1,062,408$133,237
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Ricardo Ycaza

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 21, 1978QF Sherwood Stewart 2-6 7-6 6-3WMatch data
Apr 20, 1978R16 Russell Simpson 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 19, 1978R32 Richard Lewis 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 22, 1978F Gene Mayer 6-3 6-4LH2HMatch data

Ricardo Ycaza's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 21, 1978QF Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1978R16 Pat Dupre 6-4 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Apr 19, 1978R32 Peter Pearson 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data