John Newcombe def. Tom Okker

6-4 7-5

John Newcombe defeated Tom Okker 6-4 7-5 in the 1972 Gothenberg Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTom Okker
Country AUS NED
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Feb 22, 1944
Age2828
Height183177
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1232,030
Career W-L556–224672–279
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,257,200
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Allan Stone 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch dataNov 10, 1972QF
Dick Stockton 6-7 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 9, 1972R16
Tom Leonard 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 8, 1972R32

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roy Emerson 6-0 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 11, 1972F

Tom Okker's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Taylor 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 10, 1972QF
Ismail El Shafei 6-1 6-0WMatch dataNov 9, 1972R16
Kjell Johansson 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 8, 1972R32