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John Newcombe def. Ken Rosewall

5-7 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 26, 1972*
Tournament Fort Worth Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score5-7 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-4
Loser Ken Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeKen Rosewall
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 2, 1934
Age2837
Height183170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0952,178
Career W-L556–224541–195
Career earnings$1,062,408$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 7 – 9 Ken Rosewall

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Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1972SF Tom Okker 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1972QF John Alexander 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1972R16 Jeff Borowiak 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1972R32 Roy Barth 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1972SF Arthur Ashe 7-6 3-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1972QF Graham Stilwell 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1972R16 Gerald Battrick 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 23, 1972R32 Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data