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John Newcombe def. Cliff Drysdale

6-1 6-1 7-5

Match Information

Date Oct 7, 1972*
Tournament Alamo Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-1 6-1 7-5
Loser Cliff Drysdale

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeCliff Drysdale
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 26, 1941
Age2831
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0962,029
Career W-L556–224402–253
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 12 5 Cliff Drysdale

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1972SF Tom Okker 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1972QF Terry Addison 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Oct 5, 1972R16 Gerald Battrick 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 4, 1972R32 Roger Taylor 3-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1972SF Arthur Ashe 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1972QF John Alexander 6-7 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Oct 5, 1972R16 Bob Lutz 6-2 6-4WMatch data