John Newcombe def. Colin Dibley

6-3 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Colin Dibley 6-3 6-4 in the 1972 Essen Wct round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 2, 1972*
Tournament: Essen Wct
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Colin Dibley
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Sep 19, 1944
Age	28	28
Height	183	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,138	1,859
Career W-L	556–224	338–310
Career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 1 – 0 Colin Dibley

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dick Stockton	7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 1, 1972	R32

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nikola Pilic	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 3, 1972	QF

Colin Dibley's path

Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roy Barth	6-7 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 1, 1972	R32