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John Newcombe def. Tom Okker

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Oct 6, 1972*
Tournament Alamo Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 6-1
Loser Tom Okker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTom Okker
Country AUS NED
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 22, 1944
Age2828
Height183177
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0841,987
Career W-L556–224672–279
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 8 7 Tom Okker

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1972QF Terry Addison 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Oct 5, 1972R16 Gerald Battrick 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Oct 4, 1972R32 Roger Taylor 3-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 7, 1972F Cliff Drysdale 6-1 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data

Tom Okker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 1972QF Mark Cox 6-1 1-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Oct 5, 1972R16 Fred Stolle 6-3 0-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Oct 4, 1972R32 Phil Dent 2-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data