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Hans Gildemeister def. John Newcombe#16

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date May 18, 1978*
Tournament Hamburg
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Hans Gildemeister
Score7-5 6-4
Loser John Newcombe

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldHans GildemeisterJohn Newcombe
Country CHI AUS
Birth dateFeb 9, 1956May 23, 1944
Age2233
Height—183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)—16
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,7731,858
Career W-L—556–224
Career earnings$740,858$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Hans Gildemeister 0 – 0 John Newcombe

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Path

Hans Gildemeister's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 17, 1978R64 Roger Taylor 6-4 6-4W—Match data

Hans Gildemeister's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 19, 1978R16 Kim Warwick 2-6 6-4 6-1W—Match data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 17, 1978R64 Colin Dowdeswell 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data