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J. Newcombe def. R. Laver

7-6(5) 7-6(1) 6-4

Match Information

Date	Feb 15, 1971*
Tournament	Philadelphia Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	F
Winner	J. Newcombe
Score	7-6(5) 7-6(1) 6-4
Loser	R. Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Newcombe	R. Laver
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Aug 9, 1938
Age	26	32
Height	183	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,067	2,238
Career W-L	556–224	576–147
Career earnings	$1,062,408	$1,565,413

Pre-match H2H

J. Newcombe 1 – 9 R. Laver

Path

J. Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 14, 1971	SF	C. Drysdale	3-6 2-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 14, 1971	QF	T. Okker	4-6 6-4 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 13, 1971	R16	R. Taylor	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 12, 1971	R32	R. Barth	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

J. Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 14, 1971	SF	A. Ashe	6-3 7-6(1) 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 14, 1971	QF	B. Fairlie	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 13, 1971	R16	J. Alexander	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 12, 1971	R32	R. Ruffels	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data