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John Newcombe#21 def. Sherwood Stewart

2-6 7-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Apr 21, 1978*
Tournament Guadalajara
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score2-6 7-6 6-3
Loser Sherwood Stewart

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeSherwood Stewart
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jun 6, 1946
Age3331
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)21
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,8671,679
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,602,565
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 1 Sherwood Stewart

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1978R16 Russell Simpson 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 19, 1978R32 Richard Lewis 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 21, 1978SF Ricardo Ycaza 3-6 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data

Sherwood Stewart's path

No prior matches in this tournament.