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John Newcombe def. John Alexander

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 13, 1971*
Tournament Boston Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score7-5 6-4
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeJohn Alexander
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jul 4, 1951
Age2720
Height183190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1681,826
Career W-L556–224579–422
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 4 0 John Alexander

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1971R16 Phil Dent 4-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 11, 1971R32 Frew Mcmillan 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 13, 1971SF Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-1 7-5 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1971R16 Roy Emerson 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 11, 1971R32 Graham Stilwell 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch data