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A. Ashe#4 def. J. Newcombe#23

7-6 4-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Mar 27, 1976*
Tournament Palm Springs
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner A. Ashe
Score7-6 4-6 6-4
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldA. AsheJ. Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 10, 1943May 23, 1944
Age3231
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)423
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2492,011
Career W-L800–258556–224
Career earnings$1,584,909$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
A. Ashe 4 11 J. Newcombe

Path

A. Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1976R16 C. Richey 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 25, 1976R32 Sherwood Stewart 6-4 6-2WMatch data
Mar 24, 1976R64 John Andrews 6-2 2-6 6-2WMatch data

A. Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 27, 1976SF R. Tanner 3-6 6-3 4-6LH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1976R16 C. Drysdale 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data
Mar 25, 1976R32 K. Warwick 5-7 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 24, 1976R64 M. Holecek 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data