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Paul Gerken def. John Newcombe

6-2 3-6 6-3 6-7 15-13

Match Information

Date Jun 15, 1973*
Tournament Hamburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Paul Gerken
Score6-2 3-6 6-3 6-7 15-13
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldPaul GerkenJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateMar 15, 1950May 23, 1944
Age2329
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7581,985
Career W-L124–129556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Paul Gerken 0 0 John Newcombe

Path

Paul Gerken's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 14, 1973R32 Barry Phillips Moore 7-5 6-1WMatch data
Jun 13, 1973R64 Jan Kukal 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data

Paul Gerken's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 16, 1973QF Jaime Fillol 7-6 5-7 5-7 6-2 1-6LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 14, 1973R32 Hans Engert 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data