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John Newcombe def. John Alexander

6-1 7-6

Match Information

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

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeJohn 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
John Newcombe 7 0 John Alexander

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 7, 1972SF Cliff Richey 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 7, 1972QF Allan Stone 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 6, 1972R16 Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 7, 1972SF Gerald Battrick 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 7, 1972QF Cliff Drysdale 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Dec 6, 1972R16 Robert Maud 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data