John Newcombe #2 def. Tony Roche #27

6-4 4-6 6-4 2-6 11-9

John Newcombe defeated Tony Roche 6-4 4-6 6-4 2-6 11-9 in the 1975 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 3, 1975*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1975
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Tony Roche
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	May 17, 1945
Age	30	29
Height	183 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	27
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,131	1,983
Current career W-L	544–220	360–191
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	$529,199

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe #2 12 – 10 Tony Roche #27

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Geoff Masters #53	1-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 10-8	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1975	QF
Bob Carmichael #112	7-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1974	R16
Rolf Gehring #249	6-7 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 27, 1974	R32
Trevor Fancutt	6-2 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 25, 1974	R64

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors #1	7-5 3-6 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1975	F

Tony Roche's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Metreveli	7-6 3-6 6-4 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jan 1, 1975	QF
Peter Mcnamara	6-7 7-5 6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	Dec 30, 1974	R16
Colin Dibley #87	6-1 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 27, 1974	R32
Mike Machette #210	7-5 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 25, 1974	R64