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J. Newcombe#2 def. B. Carmichael#112

7-6 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Dec 30, 1974*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner J. Newcombe
Score7-6 6-3 6-2
Loser B. Carmichael

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeB. Carmichael
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jul 4, 1940
Age3034
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2112
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1181,664
Career W-L556–224215–256
Career earnings$1,062,408$414
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 3 1 B. Carmichael

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 27, 1974R32 R. Gehring 6-7 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 25, 1974R64 T. Fancutt 6-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1975QF G. Masters 1-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 10-8WH2HMatch data

B. Carmichael's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 27, 1974R32 S. Menon 6-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 25, 1974R64 U. Marten 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data