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John Newcombe def. Tom Gorman

7-6 7-6

Match Information

Date Sep 24, 1970*
Tournament Los Angeles
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-6 7-6
Loser Tom Gorman

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTom Gorman
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jan 19, 1946
Age2624
Height183180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0711,826
Career W-L556–224418–293
Career earnings$1,062,408$10,000
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 2 – 0 Tom Gorman

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Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 24, 1970QF Richard Gonzalez 6-7 6-3 6-2W—Match data
Sep 23, 1970R16 Fred Stolle 5-7 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1970R32 Ron Holmberg 6-4 6-4W—Match data
Sep 21, 1970R64 Ken Stuart 6-3 6-3W—Match data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 25, 1970F Rod Laver 6-4 4-6 6-7LH2HMatch data

Tom Gorman's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 24, 1970QF Marty Riessen 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 23, 1970R16 Andres Gimeno 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1970R32 Tom Okker 7-5 0-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1970R64 Frew Mcmillan 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data