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John Newcombe#16 def. Colin Dowdeswell#63

7-6 6-4

Match Information

Date May 17, 1978*
Tournament Hamburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-6 6-4
Loser Colin Dowdeswell

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeColin Dowdeswell
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 12, 1955
Age3323
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)1663
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8501,644
Career W-L556–224119–173
Career earnings$1,062,408$327,277
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 – 0 Colin Dowdeswell

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