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John Newcombe#18 def. Victor Pecci#52

3-6 9-8 8-6

Match Information

Date Jun 22, 1978*
Tournament Birmingham
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score3-6 9-8 8-6
Loser Victor Pecci

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeVictor Pecci
Country AUS PAR
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Oct 15, 1955
Age3422
Height183193
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1852
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8711,783
Career W-L556–224354–244
Career earnings$1,062,408$994,678
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Victor Pecci

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 21, 1978R32 Victor Amaya 4-6 9-8 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 20, 1978R64 John Austin 7-5 6-4WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 23, 1978QF Roscoe Tanner 6-3 6-3LH2HMatch data

Victor Pecci's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 21, 1978R32 John Marks 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 20, 1978R64 Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data