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John Newcombe def. Bill Bowrey

4-6 6-3 9-7

Match Information

Date	Jul 18, 1970*
Tournament	Hoylake
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	John Newcombe
Score	4-6 6-3 9-7
Loser	Bill Bowrey

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Bill Bowrey
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Dec 25, 1943
Age	26	26
Height	183	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,048	1,695
Career W-L	556–224	122–114
Career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 1 – 0 Bill Bowrey

Path

John Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 18, 1970	QF	Byron Bertram	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 17, 1970	R16	Bob Howe	6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data
Jul 16, 1970	R32	Geoff Roberts	6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data

John Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 19, 1970	F	Owen Davidson	4-6 9-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Bill Bowrey's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 18, 1970	QF	Torben Ulrich	6-1 9-7	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 17, 1970	R16	John Clifton	6-2 9-7	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 16, 1970	R32	S J Parry	6-0 6-0	W	—	Match data
Jul 15, 1970	R64	Mark Farrell	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data