John Newcombe def. Ken Rosewall

6-1 6-1 6-3

John Newcombe defeated Ken Rosewall 6-1 6-1 6-3 in the 1971 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 4, 1971*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1971
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Ken Rosewall
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Nov 2, 1934
Age	27	36
Height	183 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,099	2,095
Current career W-L	544–220	535–193
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	$1,602,700

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 4 – 6 Ken Rosewall

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Colin Dibley	6-1 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1971	QF
Alex Metreveli	9-8 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jun 30, 1971	R16
Gerald Battrick	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1971	R32
Ian Fletcher	7-5 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1971	R64
Bob Hewitt	6-4 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1971	R128

John Newcombe's next match

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

Ken Rosewall's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Richey	6-8 5-7 6-4 9-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1971	QF
Fred Stolle	6-4 7-5 7-9 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1971	R16
Jaime Fillol	6-3 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1971	R32
Bob Carmichael	9-7 2-6 6-4 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1971	R64
Patrick Hombergen	6-3 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1971	R128