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John Newcombe def. Colin Dibley

6-1 6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jul 2, 1971*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	John Newcombe
Score	6-1 6-2 6-3
Loser	Colin Dibley

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Colin Dibley
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Sep 19, 1944
Age	27	26
Height	183	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,095	1,781
Career W-L	556–224	338–310
Career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 0 – 0 Colin Dibley

Path

John Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1971	R16	Alex Metreveli	9-8 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Jun 27, 1971	R32	Gerald Battrick	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1971	R64	Ian Fletcher	7-5 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1971	R128	Bob Hewitt	6-4 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

John Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 1971	SF	Ken Rosewall	6-1 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Colin Dibley's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1971	R16	Joaquin Loyo Mayo	6-3 8-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Jun 27, 1971	R32	Dennis Ralston	3-6 8-9 6-3 6-0 10-8	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1971	R64	Graham Stilwell	2-6 6-3 3-6 9-8 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1971	R128	Hans Kary	7-5 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data