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Bob Lutz def. John Newcombe#22

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

Match Information

Date Mar 14, 1976*
Tournament Memphis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Bob Lutz
Score6-7(6) 6-3 6-2
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBob LutzJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateAug 29, 1947May 23, 1944
Age2831
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)22
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,9982,001
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Bob Lutz 3 3 John Newcombe

Path

Bob Lutz's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 13, 1976R16 Bob Giltinan 6-2 6-0WMatch data

Bob Lutz's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 14, 1976SF Vijay Amritraj 2-6 7-5 7-6(1)LMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 13, 1976R16 Allan Stone 5-7 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data