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John Newcombe def. Vincenzo Franchitti

6-4 6-7 7-5

Match Information

Date May 6, 1971*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 6-7 7-5
Loser Vincenzo Franchitti

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeVincenzo Franchitti
Country AUS ITA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 22, 1950
Age2620
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1221,466
Career W-L556–22416–36
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Vincenzo Franchitti

Path

John Newcombe's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 8, 1971R16 Bob Lutz 6-3 6-1WMatch data

Vincenzo Franchitti's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 5, 1971R64 Bob Carmichael 4-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data