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J. Newcombe def. A. Ashe

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

Match Information

Date Sep 13, 1970*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-1 7-6 5-7 7-6
Loser A. Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeA. Ashe
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jul 10, 1943
Age2627
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0532,016
Career W-L556–224800–258
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 1 1 A. Ashe

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 11, 1970R16 C. Graebner 6-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1970R32 G. Scott 6-4 6-7 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1970R64 Joaquin Loyo Mayo 6-3 6-3 6-1WMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 15, 1970SF K. Rosewall 3-6 4-6 3-6LH2HMatch data

A. Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 11, 1970R16 T. Okker 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1970R32 R. Barth 6-4 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1970R64 R. Tanner 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data