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John Newcombe def. Phil Dent

6-2 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 28, 1970*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-2 6-3 6-3
Loser Phil Dent

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombePhil Dent
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 14, 1950
Age2519
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9871,615
Career W-L556–224418–351
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Phil Dent

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1970R32 Ned Neely 6-1 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 30, 1970QF Dennis Ralston 17-19 18-20 6-4 3-6LH2HMatch data

Phil Dent's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1970R32 Bob Carmichael 2-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 1970R64 Rod Brent 6-4 6-3WMatch data