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John Newcombe def. Ian Fletcher

7-5 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jun 25, 1971*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R64
Winner	John Newcombe
Score	7-5 6-4 6-2
Loser	Ian Fletcher

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Ian Fletcher
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Dec 1, 1948
Age	27	22
Height	183	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,071	1,635
Career W-L	556–224	105–114
Career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 1 – 0 Ian Fletcher

Path

John Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	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
Jun 27, 1971	R32	Gerald Battrick	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Ian Fletcher's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1971	R128	Mark Cox	8-6 7-5 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data