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John Newcombe#1 def. Erik Van Dillen

7-5 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Jul 3, 1974*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-5 6-3 6-4
Loser Erik Van Dillen

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeErik Van Dillen
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 21, 1951
Age3023
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)2,1551,753
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 0 Erik Van Dillen

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1974R32 Nikola Pilic 6-2 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1974R64 Geoff Masters 9-8 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1974R128 Georges Goven 6-3 6-2 8-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 5, 1974QF Ken Rosewall 6-1 1-6 6-0 7-5LH2HMatch data

Erik Van Dillen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1974R32 Guillermo Vilas 6-3 6-4 1-6 7-5WMatch data
Jun 28, 1974R64 Harald Elschenbroich 6-4 7-5 6-4WMatch data