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John Newcombe #2 def. Buster C Mottram #35

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Apr 26, 1974*
Tournament St. Louis
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 6-2
Loser Buster C Mottram

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBuster C Mottram
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateMay 23, 1944
Age29
Height183193
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)235
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1391,751
Career W-L556–224270–177
Career earnings$1,062,408$14,500
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 0 Buster C Mottram

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 25, 1974R32 Brian Fairlie 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 1974QF Ismail El Shafei 7-6(2) 7-6(1)WMatch data

Buster C Mottram's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 25, 1974R32 Geoff Masters 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data