John Newcombe def. Jan Kodes

6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-3

John Newcombe defeated Jan Kodes 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the 1973 US Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeJan Kodes
Country AUS CZE
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Mar 1, 1946
Age2927
Height183 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0592,122
Current career W-L544–220471–276
Current career earnings$1,062,408$693,197
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ken Rosewall 6-4 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 1973SF
Jimmy Connors #106-4 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1973QF
Andrew Pattison 6-7 6-1 7-5 6-4WMatch dataSep 7, 1973R16
Ion Tiriac #877-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1973R32
Jim Delaney #847-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1973R64
Marcello Lara #806-7 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 1973R128

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jan Kodes's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stan Smith 7-5 6-7 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 1973SF
Nikola Pilic #166-2 4-6 6-1 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1973QF
John Alexander #327-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1973R16
Ismail El Shafei 6-3 7-5 7-6WMatch dataSep 4, 1973R32
Jim Mcmanus #1017-5 6-3 6-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1973R64
Wanaro N'Godrella #816-7 6-2 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 1973R128