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Ismail El Shafei def. John Newcombe

6-4 6-0

Match Information

Date	Mar 9, 1972*
Tournament	Miami Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Ismail El Shafei
Score	6-4 6-0
Loser	John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Ismail El Shafei	John Newcombe
Country	EGY	AUS
Birth date	Nov 15, 1947	May 23, 1944
Age	24	27
Height	—	183
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,710	2,008
Career W-L	—	556–224
Career earnings	—	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Ismail El Shafei 1 – 4 John Newcombe

Path

Ismail El Shafei's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 8, 1972	R32	Tom Okker	1-6 6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data

Ismail El Shafei's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 10, 1972	QF	Fred Stolle	2-6 6-4 7-6	L	—	Match data

John Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 8, 1972	R32	Tom Leonard	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data