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John Newcombe #7 def. Nikola Pilic #16

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 25, 1973*
Tournament Toronto
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 6-4
Loser Nikola Pilic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeNikola Pilic
Country AUS CRO
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Aug 27, 1939
Age2933
Height183191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)716
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9721,907
Career W-L556–224301–248
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 18 6 Nikola Pilic

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1973R32 Graham Stilwell 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 22, 1973R64 Raymond Moore 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 26, 1973QF Tom Okker 6-7(3) 2-6LH2HMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1973R32 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 4-6 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch data
Aug 22, 1973R64 Patricio Cornejo 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data