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Stan Smith#5 def. John Newcombe#2

6-4 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Feb 24, 1974*
Tournament Hempstead Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-4 3-6 6-3
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 14, 1946May 23, 1944
Age2729
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)52
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,9912,040
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,774,811$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 3 3 John Newcombe

Path

Stan Smith's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 1974SF Brian Fairlie 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 1974QF Jiri Hrebec 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 22, 1974R16 Barry Phillips Moore 6-2 6-2WMatch data
Feb 21, 1974R32 Frank Froehling 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data