John Newcombe def. Cliff Richey

7-6 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Cliff Richey 7-6 6-4 in the 1972 Johannesburg (2) semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeCliff Richey
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 31, 1946
Age2825
Height183 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1151,967
Current career W-L544–220485–222
Current career earnings$1,062,408$7,500
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Allan Stone 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataDec 7, 1972QF
Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataDec 6, 1972R16

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Alexander 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch dataDec 8, 1972F

Cliff Richey's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Taylor 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataDec 7, 1972QF
Frew Mcmillan 6-2 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataDec 6, 1972R16