John Newcombe #2 def. Geoff Masters #56

6-3 5-7 6-2

John Newcombe defeated Geoff Masters 6-3 5-7 6-2 in the 1973 Japan Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 12, 1973*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 1973
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Geoff Masters
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Sep 19, 1950
Age	29	23
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	2	56
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,094	1,726
Current career W-L	544–220	237–253
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe #2 1 – 0 Geoff Masters #56

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Giltinan #125	6-7 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1973	R32

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Colin Dibley #35	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 1973	QF

Geoff Masters's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ian Fletcher #80	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1973	R32