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Jose Higueras #25 def. John Newcombe #16

6-2 6-3

Match Information

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

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJose HiguerasJohn 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
Jose Higueras 1 1 John Newcombe

Path

Jose Higueras's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 13, 1978SF Harold Solomon 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 8, 1978RR Hans Gildemeister 6-4 2-6 7-5WMatch data
May 8, 1978RR Paolo Bertolucci 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 8, 1978RR Ulrich Pinner 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jose Higueras's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Newcombe's path

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