R16 Las Vegas 1974

John Newcombe #2 def. Paul Gerken #45

6-3 6-2

John Newcombe defeated Paul Gerken 6-3 6-2 in the 1974 Las Vegas round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: May 17, 1974*
Tournament: Las Vegas
Edition: 1974
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Paul Gerken
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Mar 15, 1950
Age	29	24
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	45
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,177	1,725
Current career W-L	544–220	122–127
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe #2 0 – 1 Paul Gerken #45

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcello Lara #96	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1974	R32

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Harold Solomon #41	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 18, 1974	QF

Paul Gerken's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Alexander #29	(def.)	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1974	R32