QF St. Louis 1974

John Newcombe #2 def. Ismail El Shafei

7-6(2) 7-6(1)

John Newcombe defeated Ismail El Shafei 7-6(2) 7-6(1) in the 1974 St. Louis quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeIsmail El Shafei
Country AUS EGY
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 15, 1947
Age2926
Height183 cm—
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)2—
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1371,762
Current career W-L544–220—
Current career earnings$1,062,408—
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe #2 6 – 2 Ismail El Shafei

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Buster C Mottram #356-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 1974R16
Brian Fairlie #476-7(2) 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 25, 1974R32

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Metreveli 6-3 4-6 4-6L—Match dataApr 27, 1974SF

Ismail El Shafei's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raul Ramirez #256-4 6-3W—Match dataApr 26, 1974R16
Brian Gottfried #186-3 6-2W—Match dataApr 25, 1974R32