QF Richmond 1971

John Newcombe def. Tom Gorman

4-6 7-6 7-6

John Newcombe defeated Tom Gorman 4-6 7-6 7-6 in the 1971 Richmond quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 12, 1971*
Tournament: Richmond
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Tom Gorman
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Jan 19, 1946
Age	26	25
Height	183 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,039	1,820
Current career W-L	544–220	415–291
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	$10,000

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 3 – 0 Tom Gorman

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Erik Van Dillen	6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Feb 11, 1971	R16

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ilie Nastase	2-6 6-4 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 12, 1971	SF

Tom Gorman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marty Riessen	6-4 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 11, 1971	R16