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John Newcombe #185 def. Brian Teacher #53

6-3 7-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Dec 23, 1977*
Tournament Australian Open (2)
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-3 7-6 6-3
Loser Brian Teacher

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBrian Teacher
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 23, 1954
Age3323
Height183190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)18553
Ranking points (entering)—0
Elo (entering)1,7851,799
Career W-L556–224338–237
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,426,514
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 – 0 Brian Teacher

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