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J. Higueras #25 def. J. Newcombe #16

6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date May 14, 1978*
Tournament Nations Cup
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner J. Higueras
Score6-2 6-3
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. HiguerasJ. Newcombe
Country ESP AUS
Birth dateMar 1, 1953May 23, 1944
Age2533
Height178183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2516
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9971,860
Career W-L427–226556–224
Career earnings$1,406,355$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
J. Higueras 1 1 J. Newcombe

Path

J. Higueras's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 13, 1978SF H. Solomon 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 8, 1978RR Hans Gildemeister 6-4 2-6 7-5WMatch data
May 8, 1978RR P. Bertolucci 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 8, 1978RR U. Pinner 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

J. Higueras's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 13, 1978SF P. Bertolucci 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 8, 1978RR T. Nowicki 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data