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Ken Rosewall def. John Newcombe

7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date Mar 27, 1972*
Tournament Hilton Head
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score7-5 6-3
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 2, 1934May 23, 1944
Age3727
Height170183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,2112,024
Career W-L541–195556–224
Career earnings$1,602,700$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 7 6 John Newcombe

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1972SF Roger Taylor 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1972QF Roy Emerson 6-7 7-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Mar 25, 1972R16 Mark Cox 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1972SF Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 26, 1972QF Rod Laver 1-6 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 25, 1972R16 Charlie Pasarell 6-2 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data