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Ken Rosewall#109 def. John Newcombe#1

6-1 1-6 6-0 7-5

Match Information

Date Jul 5, 1974*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score6-1 1-6 6-0 7-5
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 2, 1934May 23, 1944
Age3930
Height170183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1091
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1062,160
Career W-L541–195556–224
Career earnings$1,602,700$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 10 9 John Newcombe

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 3, 1974R16 Roscoe Tanner 2-6 9-7 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1974R32 Peter Kanderal 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1974R64 Vijay Amritraj 6-2 5-7 9-8 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1974R128 Barry Phillips Moore 6-4 6-3 6-3WMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 7, 1974SF Stan Smith 6-8 4-6 9-8 6-1 6-3WMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 3, 1974R16 Erik Van Dillen 7-5 6-3 6-4WMatch data
Jun 30, 1974R32 Nikola Pilic 6-2 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1974R64 Geoff Masters 9-8 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1974R128 Georges Goven 6-3 6-2 8-6WH2HMatch data