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John Newcombe def. Phil Dent

4-6 6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date	Aug 12, 1971*
Tournament	Boston Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	John Newcombe
Score	4-6 6-2 6-1
Loser	Phil Dent

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Phil Dent
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Feb 14, 1950
Age	27	21
Height	183	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,166	1,690
Career W-L	556–224	418–351
Career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 1 – 0 Phil Dent

Path

John Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 11, 1971	R32	Frew Mcmillan	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

John Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 13, 1971	QF	John Alexander	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Phil Dent's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 11, 1971	R32	Owen Davidson	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data