R16 Las Vegas 1976

Cliff Richey def. John Newcombe

6-4 6-4

Cliff Richey defeated John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 in the 1976 Las Vegas round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: May 14, 1976*
Tournament: Las Vegas
Edition: 1976
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Cliff Richey	John Newcombe
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 31, 1946	May 23, 1944
Age	29	31
Height	175 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,830	1,998
Current career W-L	485–222	544–220
Current career earnings	$7,500	$1,062,408

Pre-match H2H

Cliff Richey 1 – 4 John Newcombe

Path

Cliff Richey's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Andrews	6-7 6-3 6-4	W	—	Match data	May 13, 1976	R32

Cliff Richey's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors	6-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1976	QF

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Erik Van Dillen	6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	May 13, 1976	R32