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John Newcombe def. Roy Emerson

6-0 6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Nov 11, 1972*
Tournament Gothenberg Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-0 6-3 6-1
Loser Roy Emerson

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRoy Emerson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Nov 3, 1936
Age2836
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1341,934
Career W-L556–224275–174
Career earnings$1,062,408—
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 3 – 4 Roy Emerson

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Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 10, 1972SF Tom Okker 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Nov 10, 1972QF Allan Stone 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Nov 9, 1972R16 Dick Stockton 6-7 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Nov 8, 1972R32 Tom Leonard 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 10, 1972SF Mark Cox 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 10, 1972QF Haroon Rahim 6-4 4-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Nov 9, 1972R16 Cliff Drysdale 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 8, 1972R32 Terry Addison 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data