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J. Newcombe def. J. Alexander

6-1 7-6

Match Information

Date Dec 8, 1972*
Tournament Johannesburg (2)
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-1 7-6
Loser J. Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeJ. Alexander
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jul 4, 1951
Age2821
Height183190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1231,861
Career W-L556–224579–422
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 7 0 J. Alexander

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 7, 1972SF C. Richey 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 7, 1972QF A. Stone 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 6, 1972R16 J. Borowiak 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

J. Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 7, 1972SF G. Battrick 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 7, 1972QF C. Drysdale 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Dec 6, 1972R16 R. Maud 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data