Bob Lutz def. John Newcombe

6-7(6) 6-3 6-2

Bob Lutz defeated John Newcombe 6-7(6) 6-3 6-2 in the 1976 Memphis Wct quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 14, 1976*
Tournament: Memphis Wct
Edition: 1976
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Bob Lutz	John Newcombe
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Aug 29, 1947	May 23, 1944
Age	28	31
Height	180 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,983	2,011
Current career W-L	388–272	544–220
Current career earnings	—	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Bob Lutz 3 – 3 John Newcombe

Path

Bob Lutz's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bob Giltinan	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1976	R16

Bob Lutz's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vijay Amritraj	6-2 5-7 6-7(1)	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 1976	SF

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Allan Stone	5-7 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1976	R16