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John Newcombe#18 def. John Austin

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 20, 1978*
Tournament Birmingham
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-5 6-4
Loser John Austin

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeJohn Austin
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jul 31, 1957
Age3420
Height183—
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)18—
Ranking points (entering)0—
Elo (entering)1,8361,544
Career W-L556–224—
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,637
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 – 0 John Austin

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