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J. Newcombe def. K. Rosewall

7-6 6-2

Match Information

Date	Aug 16, 1971*
Tournament	Montreal / Toronto
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	J. Newcombe
Score	7-6 6-2
Loser	K. Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Newcombe	K. Rosewall
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Nov 2, 1934
Age	27	36
Height	183	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,154	2,176
Career W-L	556–224	541–195
Career earnings	$1,062,408	$1,602,700

Pre-match H2H

J. Newcombe 5 – 6 K. Rosewall

Path

J. Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 16, 1971	QF	M. Riessen	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 15, 1971	R16	Pancho Guzman	6-1 6-3	W	—	Match data
Aug 13, 1971	R32	T. Bardsley	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

J. Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 17, 1971	F	T. Okker	7-6 3-6 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

K. Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 16, 1971	QF	C. Drysdale	7-6 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 15, 1971	R16	B. Bowrey	7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 13, 1971	R32	F. McMillan	5-7 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1971	R64	F. Sedgman	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data