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John Newcombe#2 def. Kenichi Hirai#226

6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Dec 30, 1973*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-2 6-4
Loser Kenichi Hirai

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeKenichi Hirai
Country AUS JPN
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Mar 19, 1950
Age2923
Height183—
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)2226
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0521,459
Career W-L556–2247–32
Career earnings$1,062,408$557
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 – 0 Kenichi Hirai

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