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John Newcombe def. Bob Carmichael

6-4 7-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 6, 1973*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 7-6 6-3
Loser Bob Carmichael

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBob Carmichael
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jul 4, 1940
Age2832
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1391,776
Career W-L556–224215–256
Career earnings$1,062,408$414
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 1 Bob Carmichael

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1973R16 Georges Goven 6-1 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1973R32 Jean Louis Haillet 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1973SF Patrick Proisy 7-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Bob Carmichael's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1973R16 Szabolcz Baranyi 6-3 6-4 2-6 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1973R32 John Stephens 6-1 6-2 6-7 6-3WMatch data
Dec 30, 1972R64 John Bartlett 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data