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John Newcombe def. Cliff Drysdale

6-3 6-7 7-5

Match Information

Date	May 4, 1972*
Tournament	Denver Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R16
Winner	John Newcombe
Score	6-3 6-7 7-5
Loser	Cliff Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Cliff Drysdale
Country	AUS	RSA
Birth date	May 23, 1944	May 26, 1941
Age	27	30
Height	183	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,007	1,997
Career W-L	556–224	402–253
Career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 10 – 5 Cliff Drysdale

Path

John Newcombe's path

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

John Newcombe's next match

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

Cliff Drysdale's path

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