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John Newcombe def. Roger Taylor

6-1 6-4

Match Information

Date Jul 16, 1972*
Tournament Washington Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-1 6-4
Loser Roger Taylor

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRoger Taylor
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Oct 14, 1941
Age2830
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0641,961
Career W-L556–224369–296
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 18 6 Roger Taylor

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 15, 1972R32 Terry Addison 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jul 14, 1972R64 F D Robbins 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 17, 1972QF Ismail El Shafei 7-6 6-0WMatch data

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 15, 1972R32 Jeff Borowiak 3-6 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jul 14, 1972R64 Bill Lefgron 7-6 6-3WMatch data