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J. Newcombe def. K. Rosewall

6-1 6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jul 4, 1971*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	J. Newcombe
Score	6-1 6-1 6-3
Loser	K. Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Newcombe	K. Rosewall
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Nov 2, 1934
Age	27	36
Height	183	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,102	2,077
Career W-L	556–224	541–195
Career earnings	$1,062,408	$1,602,700

Pre-match H2H

J. Newcombe 4 – 6 K. Rosewall

Path

J. Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1971	QF	C. Dibley	6-1 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1971	R16	Alex Metreveli	9-8 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Jun 27, 1971	R32	G. Battrick	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1971	R64	I. Fletcher	7-5 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1971	R128	B. Hewitt	6-4 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

J. Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 1971	F	Stan Smith	6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data

K. Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1971	QF	C. Richey	6-8 5-7 6-4 9-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1971	R16	F. Stolle	6-4 7-5 7-9 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1971	R32	J. Fillol	6-3 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1971	R64	B. Carmichael	9-7 2-6 6-4 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 1971	R128	P. Hombergen	6-3 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data