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John Newcombe def. Geoff Masters

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jul 14, 1971*
Tournament	Gstaad
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	John Newcombe
Score	6-4 6-4
Loser	Geoff Masters

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Geoff Masters
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Sep 19, 1950
Age	27	20
Height	183	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,150	1,673
Career W-L	556–224	238–255
Career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 0 – 0 Geoff Masters

Path

John Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1971	R32	Bob Stock	6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data

John Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 15, 1971	QF	Jeff Borowiak	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Geoff Masters's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1971	R32	Thedy Stalder	7-5 6-3	W	—	Match data