R16 Denver Wct 1972

John Newcombe def. Cliff Drysdale

6-3 6-7 7-5

John Newcombe defeated Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-7 7-5 in the 1972 Denver Wct round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: May 4, 1972*
Tournament: Denver Wct
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Cliff Drysdale
Country	AUS	RSA
Birth date	May 23, 1944	May 26, 1941
Age	27	30
Height	183 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,008	1,994
Current career W-L	544–220	397–251
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 10 – 5 Cliff Drysdale

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Cox	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1972	R32

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marty Riessen	7-5 6-2 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 5, 1972	QF

Cliff Drysdale's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ismail El Shafei	7-5 6-2	W	—	Match data	May 3, 1972	R32