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Victor Amaya#64 def. John Newcombe#18

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date May 27, 1978*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Victor Amaya
Score6-4 6-1
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVictor AmayaJohn Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 2, 1954May 23, 1944
Age2334
Height201183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)6418
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7351,857
Career W-L187–173556–224
Career earnings$694,304$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Victor Amaya 0 0 John Newcombe

Path

Victor Amaya's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 25, 1978R32 Ivan Molina 4-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1978R64 Corrado Barazzutti 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data

Victor Amaya's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 28, 1978QF Adriano Panatta 7-6 6-4LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 25, 1978R32 Bob Giltinan 5-7 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 24, 1978R64 Tom Gullikson 7-6 6-1WMatch data